Dianthus Species, Wild Pink, Deptford Pink, Grass Pink

Hummingbirds like this intensely hued biennial flower. Although it is slim and somewhat diminutive, it is eye catching. Height is 18"-2...Read More4" with flowers at the top of each branch. Best in full sun. Blooms in summer and dries out fast to leave behind waves of seedlings, sometimes unwanted but easily pulled. The first year's basal rosette is comprised of glossy dark green leaves. The shape of the clump reminds me of the aquatic creature, "anemone". Deptford Pinks resent disturbance in their bloom year, but it is possible to move them. Flowering may be reduced. I found this plant growing at my grandmother's home in the northern VA farmland area of Upperville and harvested seeds to begin my own colony. A classic cottage garden reseeder.

Bienniel in 24060

Cute little flower with a small "footprint." I help it selfseed around my garden and welcome its little flowers wherever they poke up. It...Read More won't crowd out my other plants like some self-seeders would!

An annual or biennial Pink from Europe and Asia.

Has deep green, downy, linear to lance shaped leaves. Bears single, unsce...Read Morented, rosy pink flowers which often have darker pink spotting and toothed petals.

Flowers June - September

Loves well-drained, fertile, light soil in full sun. This one will tolerate a wide Ph range and can be found growing in the wild in acid as well as alkaline soils.

Dead head to prolong flowering.