(Amazon Rose Magic Sweet William, Sweet William)

A nice new twist on an old favorite, this hybrid of the perennial D. barbatus (sweet William) blooms the first rather than the second year from seed. From late spring to fall, it bears showy flat flower clusters, each a unique patchwork of rose, pink, cherry red and white blooms. The fragrant flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The narrow leaves are dark green.

This short-lived perennial likes full sun and well drained soil, and will tolerate hot summers. Excellent...

(Aqua Pinks, Hybrid Pinks)

Tufted mounds of deep blue-green foliage create a pretty background for the clove-scented white blooms that cover ‘Aqua’ in late spring and early summer. This perennial Dianthus has fully double flowers and will continue to bloom if its spent flowers are removed. This foliage is semi-evergreen where winters are mild.

Grow Dianthus in full to partial sun and any well-drained garden soil with a neutral to alkaline pH. This is a carefree garden perennial that’s ideal for cottage...

(Arctic Star Dianthus, Hybrid Pinks)

Tufted mounds of gray-green foliage create a pretty background for the white blossoms of ‘Arctic Star.’ The fragrant, fully double flowers appear from late spring to early summer and have sharply pinked petals edges. The spent flowers should be removed to encourage continued bloom. Where winters are mild, the mounds of tidy foliage will remain evergreen.

Grow Dianthus in full to partial sun and any well-drained garden soil with a neutral to alkaline pH. They are low-maintenance, easy...

(Bath's Pink Cheddar Pinks, Hybrid Pinks)

Bath's pink cheddar pink is a popular hardy perennial. It forms clumps of blue-green, grass-like foliage that is semi-evergreen. In early to midsummer, plants become covered with single stems of pale pink flowers that put forth a spicy fragrance. These will rebloom intermittently later in the season if spent flowers are removed. Bath's pink cheddar pink requires full sun and perfectly drained, slightly alkaline soil. It is an ideal perennial for rock gardens, and the edges of sunny beds and borders....

(Bouquet Purple Pinks, Hybrid Pinks)

This heavy-flowering hybrid offers bright purple-pink blooms early in the season. The upright, branched flower stems rise from clumps of waxy, strappy, evergreen leaves in spring. They become covered with fragrant lacy blooms that are much loved by bees. Deadheading will encourage further bloom but the first flush is always the heaviest.

The Dianthus in the Bouquet Series were developed for the cut flower industry but are great for home gardeners too. They have long, strong stems topped...

(Bouquet Rose Magic Pinks, Hybrid Pinks)

This heavy-flowering hybrid offers multi-colored blooms that are nearly white when they open then darken to pink and finally rose. The upright, branched flower stems rise from clumps of waxy, strappy, evergreen leaves in late spring. They become covered with fragrant lacy blooms that are much loved by bees. Deadheading will encourage further bloom but the first flush is always the heaviest.

The Dianthus in the Bouquet Series were developed for the cut flower industry but are great for...

(Bouquet White Pinks, Hybrid Pinks)

This heavy-flowering hybrid offers clear white blooms early in the season. The upright, branched flower stems rise from clumps of waxy, strappy, evergreen leaves in spring. They become covered with fragrant lacy blooms that are much loved by bees. Deadheading will encourage further bloom but the first flush is always the heaviest.

The Dianthus in the Bouquet Series were developed for the cut flower industry but are great for home gardeners too. They have long, strong stems topped with...

(Brilliant Star Cheddar Pinks, Cheddar Pinks)

Worthy of top billing in just about any perennial border, Star Series dianthus draw applause with their multicolored, fragrant flowers displayed against compact mounds of handsome blue-green foliage. The fringed, intricately patterned, single flowers are white, pink, red, or purple with boldly contrasting markings. Flowering begins and is heaviest in late spring but may continue sporadically through summer if spent blooms are removed.

Like most pinks, Star Series dianthus like sun and well-drained,...

(Brilliant Star Dianthus, Hybrid Pinks)

The colorful and fragrant ‘Brilliant Star’ produces abundant flowers all season, if provided good care and regular deadheading. This exceptional pink was bred in Dawlish, Devon, England by John Whetman and is a cross between Dianthus ‘Whatfield Cyclops’ and an unnamed pollen parent.

Its dark green strappy leaves are evergreen and form spreading, low-growing mounds. From early summer to frost, it produces fragrant white blossoms with burgundy centers and jagged pinked edges. Deadheading...

(Candy Dish Dianthus, Hybrid Pinks)

The extremely fragrant, vivid reddish pink flowers of ‘Candy Dish’ will add color to any sunny garden. It is a compact, clump-forming hybrid perennial that blooms early in the season.

This low-growing pink forms neat mounds of blue-green strappy leaves. In early summer, it produces double, fragrant rosy pink blossoms with red markings and frilly pinked edges. Deadheading will encourage further bloom but the first flush is always the heaviest.

Grow Dianthus in full to partial sun...