![]() ![]() The blue-green foliage is carpeted in blooms in early summer, with possible reblooming in the early fall. Mature plants will around 0.75' tall and spread to fill an 1.5' area. Beautiful blue foliage - even in winter Heat and drought tolerant. 'Paint The Town Red' is a hybrid selection of pink that features 0.75-1" wide, fragrant, magenta-red, single blooms with serrated petal margins. Description A non-stop display of unique pink blooms with red eyes. The common name of pink for plants in the genus Dianthus is in probable reference to the fringed flower petal margins (they appear to have been cut with pinking shears) and not to flower color. Genus name comes from the Greek words dios meaning divine and anthos meaning flower. Large-flowered carnations today are divided for organizational purposes into two different groupings: (1) border carnations (fragrant double flowers on stems rising to 16” tall) for use in outdoor gardens and (2) florist’s carnations (fragrant double flowers on stems rising to 3-4’ tall) primarily grown in greenhouses for supplying the florist trade. Extensive breeding has produced cultivars in almost every shade of pink, purple, red, orange, yellow, and white, and ranging in size from 6” tall up to long-stemmed plants rising to as much as 4’ tall. ![]() There are thousands of carnation cultivars and hybrids which have been developed over time for use in both outdoor gardens or under glass for the cut flower industry. Most hybrid carnations are crosses between three species: D. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.Perennial dianthus, commonly called carnations or pinks, are loosely-tufted, herbaceous perennials that features fragrant, often double flowers on stiff stems clad with narrow, linear, gray-green leaves. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers and foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Paint The Town Red Pinks is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It can be propagated by division however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Paint The Town Red Pinks will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity extending to 8 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 14 inches. Paint The Town Red Pinks is recommended for the following landscape applications It has no significant negative characteristics. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect. Paint The Town Red Pinks is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. Its attractive narrow leaves remain powder blue in color with hints of grayish green throughout the year. Paint The Town Red Pinks is smothered in stunning fragrant red frilly flowers with fuchsia streaks at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall. Breathtaking flowers are red with magenta overtones, above mounds of glaucous blue foliage great for flower arrangements deadhead to rebloom pair up with summer blooming perennials and annuals to time a continued flower display ![]()
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