Dianthus

• Bloom Color: Pink, Red, and White
• Bloom Time: Varies by species
• Bloom Length: 2 month or more
• Height; 4 to 18 inches
• Spread: 8 to 18 inches
• Light preference: Full sun to part shade

Dianthus have flowers with fringed petals that look like they've been trimmed with pinking shears. The flowers often have a sweet or spicy fragrance, depending on the species─ and this genus includes more than 300. Most are low-growing, clump- forming plants with narrow, sword-shaped, green or gray-green leaves.