(Alpine Pink, Helen Alpine Pink)

Plants in the Dianthus Allwoodii group are compact, semi-evergreen, cushion-forming perennials resulting from crossing Dianthus plumarius (cottage pink) with perpetual-flowering carnations. The cultivar 'Helen' bears many clove-scented, ruffled, double, deep-salmon-pink flowers in late spring and early summer above mounds of grassy, blue-green leaves. Sporadic rebloom may occur in summer and early fall.

Preferring full sun and well-drained, neutral soil, this pink is well suited to rock gardens,...

(Dianthus, Ideal Cherry Picotee Dianthus)

A hybrid of sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and its close cousin D. chinensis, this is indeed an ideal candidate for places where a compact, colorful, free-blooming annual or short-lived perennial is needed. Flat clusters of frilly-edged, unscented, cherry-pink flowers with white margins appear in spring and continue until summer heat sets in. The narrow, bright green foliage is evergreen in mild-winter areas.

With its compact habit, Ideal Cherry Picotee makes an...

(Dianthus, Ideal Crimson Dianthus)

A hybrid of sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and its close cousin D. chinensis, this is indeed an ideal candidate for places where a compact, colorful, free-blooming annual or short-lived perennial is needed. Flat clusters of frilly-edged, unscented, lush crimson red flowers with delicate white eyes appear in spring and continue until summer heat sets in. The narrow, bright green foliage is evergreen in mild-winter areas.

With its compact habit, Ideal Crimson makes...

(Ideal Select Violet Dianthus)

Fragrant, colorful flowers cover these short-lived, bushy perennials from spring to summer. Pinks in the Ideal Select series are crosses between China pinks (Dianthus chinensis) and sweet William (Dianthus barbatus). They have compact, uniform habits and produce dense clusters of small flowers with pinked edges that may be white, red, rose, raspberry, violet or salmon, depending on the cultivar. Deadheading will prolong blooming.

Pinks grow best in full sun and prefer average...

(Ideal Select Whitefire Sweet William, Sweet William)

Fragrant, white flowers mottled with red cover 'Ideal Select Whitefire' from spring to summer. This short-lived, bushy perennial is a cross between the China pink (Dianthus chinensis) and Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus). It has a compact, uniform habit and produces dense clusters of small red and white flowers with toothed or "pinked" edges. Regular deadheading will prolong blooming.

Pinks grow best in full sun and prefer average to fertile soil with good drainage. These fine bedding plants...

(Dianthus, Laced Hero 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...

(Dianthus, Pinks)

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...

(Alpine Dianthus, Little Bobby Alpine Dianthus)

Plants in the Dianthus Allwoodii group are compact, semi-evergreen, cushion-forming perennials resulting from crossing Dianthus plumarius (cottage pink) with perpetual-flowering carnations. The cultivar 'Little Bobby' bears many clove-scented, ruffled, raspberry-pink flowers with cerise centers from late spring to early summer above mounds of grassy, blue-green leaves. Sporadic rebloom may occur in summer and early fall.

Preferring full sun and well-drained, neutral soil, this pink is well suited...

(Alpine Dianthus, Little Boy Blue Alpine Dianthus)

The Dianthus Allwoodii group comprises numerous semi-evergreen, cushion-forming perennials resulting from crossing Dianthus pulmaris (cottage pink) with perpetual-flowering carnations. The cultivar 'Little Boy Blue' bears many clove-scented, frilly white flowers with pink eyes in late spring and early summer above mounds of grassy, blue-green leaves. Sporadic rebloom may occur in summer and early fall.

Preferring full sun and well-drained, neutral soil, this pink is well suited to rock gardens,...

(Melody Pink Pinks, Pinks)

Pushing the seasonal boundaries of these normally cool- weather annuals, the Melody Series of pinks scoff at frosty temperatures and keep blooming into the heat of summer. These hybrids have been embraced by the commercial cutflower industry because their long, low-branched stems strongly support even the lateral blooms nicely. The frilly-edged flowers are equally as beautiful in the garden as a florist’s vase.

A notable selection of this series is ‘Melody Pink’, the 2000 winner of an All American...