Plant of the Week: Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Dianthus are a herbaceous perennial that grow easy in well drained soil and full sunlight. The cultivar 'Bath's Pink' are especially good for the D.C. metropolitan and surrounding suburbs due to their heat, drought, humidity, and deer tolerance. This particular dianthus forms a mat of grassy, blue-green foliage, which produces numerous, fringed and fragrant, star-like, soft pink, flowers. These flowers bloom for a substantial period of time, from approximately May to July. 'Bath's Pink', also knows as Cheddar Pinks, provide masses of color and good contrast for rock gardens, edges and borders. Alternatively, dense mats may be grown together to form an interesting ground cover. They can also be grown on difficult sites such as stone walls or ponds.