(Cheddar Pinks, Evening Star 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,...

(Dianthus, Pinks, Tickled Pink 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...

(Cheddar Pinks, Dessert Raspberry Swirl Cheddar Pinks)

Dessert without the guilt! This scrumptious dianthus hybrid offers dense compact growth, blue-green leaves, and fragrant white flowers edged and splotched in fruity raspberry red. Flowering from late spring through summer, it makes a delicious addition to a mixed border, cottage garden, or container.

This pink thrives in sun and well drained, slightly alkaline soil. It's best to treat it as an annual in areas with harsh winters. Excellent vigor and disease resistance are the cherry on top of...

(Dianthus, Pinks, Shooting Star Dianthus)

The Star Series dianthus are hybrid perennials selected for their compact mounded habit, blue-green leaves, and brilliantly colored, fragrant flowers. The cultivar 'Devon Starling' (Shooting Star) bears bright purple flowers with a magenta-purple central halo. Flowering begins and is heaviest in late spring but may continue sporadically through summer if spent blooms are removed.

Like most Dianthus, this selection likes sun and well-drained, slightly alkaline soil. It offers better vigor and...

(Cheddar Pinks, Five Star Cheddar Pinks)

The Star Series dianthus are hybrid perennials selected for their compact mounded habit, blue-green leaves, and brilliantly colored, fragrant flowers. The cultivar 'Devon Starling' (Shooting Star) bears bright purple flowers with plum-purple central halos. Flowering begins and is heaviest in late spring but may continue sporadically through summer if spent blooms are removed.

Like most Dianthus, this selection likes sun and well-drained, slightly alkaline soil. It offers better vigor and disease...

(Cheddar Pinks, Raspberry Surprise Cheddar Pinks)

Dianthus ‘Raspberry Surprise’ is an evergreen perennial hybrid by famed breeder John Whetman. Topped with a profusion of spicy-fragrant double blooms, it is a compact plant with tidy mounds of blue-green, grass-like foliage which is durable throughout the year. The pink flowers with burgundy centers begin in late spring and continue until the weather is very hot. The petals are strongly toothed.

Plant ‘Raspberry Surprise’ in full sun or part shade in well-drained moist soil. It will bloom in...

(Alpine Pink, Doris 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 'Doris' bears many clove-scented, ruffled, double, salmon pink flowers with red eyes in late spring and early summer above mounds of grassy, blue-gray 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...

(Dynasty Orchid Dianthus)

A new and unique take on an old-fashioned biennial (or short-lived perennial), this hybrid of Dianthus barbatus (sweet William) bears heads of lightly fragrant, vivid deep pink, double flowers that resemble carnations. Produced 3 to 4 months after sowing on strong upright stems clad in narrow dark green leaves, they make an ideal cut flower.

Frost tolerant and requiring minimal maintenance, Dynasty dianthus appreciate a home in full sun and well drained, neutral soil. They are at their...

(Dynasty Pink Magic Dianthus)

A new and unique take on an old-fashioned biennial (or short-lived perennial), this hybrid of Dianthus barbatus (sweet William) bears heads of lightly fragrant, carnation-like flowers that mature from white to pale pink to rose. Produced 3 to 4 months after sowing on strong upright stems clad in narrow dark green leaves, they make an ideal cut flower.

Frost tolerant and requiring minimal maintenance, Dynasty dianthus appreciate a home in full sun and well drained, neutral soil. They...

(Cheddar Pinks, Starlette 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,...