(Cheddar Pinks)

Perfectly at home nestled among large rocks, cheddar pinks display soft, fine, dark green to blue-green foliage and summertime pink flowers. A small, mounded or tufted herbaceous perennial, it is native to the eastern Alps of southern Europe.

The leaves are soft but needle-like, concentrated in a low, mounded tuft. They are glossy and range from bluish green to dark green. In early or midsummer, thin stems rise from the mass of leaves are reveal jagged-edged and bearded petals that can be light...

(Bewitched Dianthus, Dianthus)

Long-blooming and easy to grow, ‘Bewitched’ displays multitudes of fringed, pale pink flowers on compact plants throughout the summer. This naturally occurring sport of the popular cultivar ‘Firewitch’ is characterized by more vigorous growth and a longer flowering period than its parent. Its small, single blossoms feature darker purple central rings, and are borne atop low, evergreen tufts of linear, blue-green foliage. Blooming most heavily in late spring to early summer, the softly-colored...

(Firewitch Cheddar Pinks, Firewitch Dianthus)

This vibrant cheddar pink is a popular bedding perennial that was named the Perennial Plant of the Year in 2006 by the Perennial Plant Association. It is distinguished by its long bloom time, fine flower color and vigorous, floriferous nature. Plants may bloom for two weeks or in flushes across three or four months.

The pretty and easy 'Firewitch' forms low, dense mounds of gleaming gray-green, grassy foliage that is evergreen. In late spring to early summer, it becomes covered with single stems...

(Albanian Pink, Mountain Pink Dianthus)

The fine, blue-green foliage of Albanian pink provides a beautiful foil to its summer display of flowers. This diminutive, mat-forming perennial hails from the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe. It forms a dense, evergreen tuft of needle-like leaves topped with many small, brilliant, dark-pink flowers in late spring to early summer. The flowers bloom on short stems just above the foliage and attract bees and butterflies.

Grow this gem of a perennial in full to part sun and gritty, sharply...

(Clove Pinks)

The fragrant, white blossoms of ‘Albiflorus’ cottage pinks add brilliances to the early summer garden. The fringed, spice-scented flowers of this seed-grown strain bloom from late spring to midsummer. They rise on slender stems from spreading, evergreen clumps of linear, blue-green leaves, and may attract small bees and butterflies.

Like most cottage pinks, ‘Albiflorus' grows and flowers best in full to part sun and average, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil. Avoid overwatering and soggy...

(Dianthus)

The genus Dianthus comprises approximately 300 species and more than 27,000 cultivars. Collectively known as “pinks”, these showy flowering plants have been grown for many hundreds of years. Their common name was given for the sharply-toothed petal tips of their flowers, which look like they were cut by pinking shears.

Nearly all Dianthus species hail from Eurasia and northern Africa, while only one originates from North America. Most are herbaceous tender perennials; however...

(Blue Pygmy Dianthus, Dianthus)

The genus Dianthus comprises approximately 300 species and more than 27,000 cultivars. Collectively known as “pinks”, these showy flowering plants have been grown for many hundreds of years. Their common name was given for the sharply-toothed petal tips of their flowers, which look like they were cut by pinking shears.

Nearly all Dianthus species hail from Eurasia and northern Africa, while only one originates from North America. Most are herbaceous tender perennials; however...

(Fringed Pink)

The genus Dianthus comprises approximately 300 species and more than 27,000 cultivars. Collectively known as “pinks”, these showy flowering plants have been grown for many hundreds of years. Their common name was given for the sharply-toothed petal tips of their flowers, which look like they were cut by pinking shears.

Nearly all Dianthus species hail from Eurasia and northern Africa, while only one originates from North America. Most are herbaceous tender perennials; however...

(Twinspur)

Diascia was relatively unknown to American gardeners until the late 1980s when many cultivars began to hit the market. There are around 50 species of annuals and short-lived perennials in this genus. Perennial species may be evergreen or semi-evergreen. All are native to the temperate regions of southern Africa and are grown for their showy flowers.

These snapdragon relatives tend to be small and can be low and spreading or bushy and upright. The leaves are arranged opposite of each...

(Twinspur, Whisper™ Salmon Red Improved Twinspur)

The colorful twinspur Whisper™ Salmon Red has a mounding, spreading habit and large rosy salmon flowers. It was introduced by Ball Horticultural Company and is commonly grown as a bedding annual but survives as an evergreen perennial where hardy.

This fine, herbaceous plant has wiry stems and small heart-shaped leaves. Its delicate, colorful flowers appear all season. Each small bloom is tubular with a prominent lip and two rear spurs, or nectaries, which hold nectar for bees and butterflies....