Dianthus Cherry Vanilla

Common Name: Pinks

There are only a few plants that can stop you in your tracks as you walk by, and this sparkling new Dianthus in the FRUIT PUNCH® series is one of them. 'Cherry Vanilla' has fully double, carnation-like flowers. 1½" wide, deep red flowers have a sharply contrasting, very light pink picotee edge that makes the color pop. The sweetly scented flowers appear proportionately above the narrow, blue-green foliage.

Members of the Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® series share the following traits: semi to fully double, fragrant flowers, and good heat and humidity tolerance. Flowers appear in early summer, and a quick shearing after flowering will encourage them to rebloom in early fall. FRUIT PUNCH® Dianthus are just the right size to edge the front of the sunny border and use in combination containers.

In the carnation family, Dianthus cultivars deliver gorgeous single, semi-double, and fully double flowers. Singles tend to deliver more flowers while doubles are significantly larger, sometimes more than twice the size. Singles also tend to grow quicker and can appear like a carpet in the landscape at maturity.

*The FRUIT PUNCH® trademark is owned by Walters Gardens, Inc.

Height:

8.0-10.0 Inches

Spread:

8.0-12.0 Inches

Hardiness Zones:

4,5,6,7,8,9

Flower Color:

Red shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Blue shades

Sunlight:

Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Low Water Needs

Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Average Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Alkaline Soil (pH > 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Early Summer

Early Fall

Attracts Wings:

Attracts Butterflies

Bee Friendly

Seasonal Interest:

Dried Seed Heads

Evergreen

Growth Rate:

Medium

Garden Style:

Patio Container

Cottage

Eclectic

Rock Garden

Other Features:

Border Plant

Container

Cut Flower

Dried Flower

Drought Tolerant

Easy To Grow

Edging

Fragrant Flowers

Fragrant Foliage

Mass Planting

Salt Tolerant

Small

Origin:

Not Native to North America