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Dianthus deltoides (Maiden Pink)

Dianthus deltoides is a herbaceous perennial native to Europe and Western Asia. It has a unique color of pink bloom. It has a spreading-low, mat forming habit and it possesses a slight fragrance. It is dense with a fine texture. It can be used as border plant, container, rock garden, and green wall.

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  • French Name: Oeillet à delta

    Pronunciation: dy-ANN-thus del-TOY-deez

  • Plant type: Groundcover

  • Origin: Europe, Western Asia

  • Heat Zones: 1 to 10

    Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9

  • Uses: Border Plant, Container, Green Wall, Rock Garden

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Moderate

    Tree Shape: Spreading

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Fine

    Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m

    Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

    Time to Ultimate Height: 1 to 2 Years

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  • By Stefan.lefnaer (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Hajotthu (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Shape: Linear

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Smooth

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green, Blue-Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

    Flower Type: Cyme

    Flower Scent: Pleasant

    Flower Color: Red, White, Pink

    Seasons: Summer

  • Trunk

    Trunk has Crownshaft: No

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Capsule

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Summer

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  • By Stefan.lefnaer (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Hajotthu (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Christian Fischer [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Diseases: Leaf Spots, Generally disease free

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Generally pest free

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Division

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