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Cheddar Pinks

Cheddar Pinks (Dianthus gratianopolitanus)
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Cheddar Pinks in flower
In flower · (c) Christian Oudot, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

Clove-scented mats for a dry edge

ModerateFlowers
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Mature size
6–10 in
Spacing
10 in
Bloom or harvest
Flowers May–Jun
How it spreads
Mat
What to buy
Plants, in soil that drains.
When to plant
Plant May.

In the design

Winter wet kills more of these than January cold. If the parkway is soup in March, don't put them there.

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