Dianthus, Maiden Pinks 'Arctic Fire'

I grow this plant along the edge of my pond. It looks great year round. Although the blooms are nice, I actually prefer it when it isn't ...Read Moreblooming. It's a really nice thick groundcover. However, I prefer native plants, so I will eventually be replacing it with a native plant such as Sisyrinchium Angustifolium or Coreopsis Lanceolata, but I have no complaints with my experience with this Dianthus. It was a cheap way to add some plant life around my pond.

I already have the white form of it. I 've recently sowed Arctic Fire. Seeds germinated in no time...less then three days ! I 've sowed t...Read Morehem in my sunroom...so on a warm and sunny spot. Seeds were gathered at least in 2002.. so seeds can be stored very well. There 's one thing I miss with these...the wonderfull fragnance of Dianthus. In my garden it blooms most of the season. I cut these back now and then during the season roughly with a pair of scissors.

Very happy in the rock garden, and a bright spot of color beginning late June.

Arctic Fire is a nice little maiden pink that performs well in rock gardens, containers, and troughs. Each white bloom has a cherry red c...Read Moreenter. It is a hardy perennial in our Alaskan Zone 3 climate.