Dash Mix (Dianthus Pellets)
Latin Name: D. barbatus interspecific
Item #: 5261090
Difficulty:
Easy
Suitable for Containers:
Yes
New This Year
Yes
(15-20 in/38-51 cm) Hardy perennial, blooms spring, summer, autumn the first year. Produces fragrant rose/white/crimson flowers. Pkt. contains 30 pellets.
(15-20 in/38-51 cm) Hardy perennial (-10°F/-23.3°C). No vernalization. Blooms spring, summer, autumn the first year. Pelleted seed. Pkt. contains 30 pellets.
DIANTHUS
Perennial 8 - 12 in/20 - 31 cm, seed size varies according to type.
CULTURE: There are three types - (a) Plumarius - Ballad Blend seeds germinate slowly and over a very long period. The best colors sprout last and are the smallest seedlings. Sow indoors Feb. 1st to March 15th Freeze seed for 14 days Germinate 65°F to 75°F/l 8°C to 24°C for 30 days. Sow seed in 2 1/4 in/6 cm peat pots; press seed into the soil surface. Transplant outdoors 12 in/31 cm apart. Plants are very dwarf, with gray foliage and 1 1/2 in/4 cm red, white and pink fragrant blooms, which flower during May and June, 12 months from seed. Sow outdoors in late fall for spring plants. (b) Arenarius - Maiden Pinks. Sow indoors Feb. 15th to March 15th @ 1/8 in/3 mm deep into 2 1/4 in/6 cm peat pots. Germinate @ 70°F/21°C soil temp. for 8 to 10 days. (c) Deltoides - Red Maiden Same culture as White Maiden. Both are fragrant rock garden subjects which may be sown outdoors May 15th. Thin both 8 in/20 cm apart. Keep seed pods picked off during flowering period.
