Dianthus Ruby Tuesday

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Dianthus ruby tuesday.

The devon cottage series of pinks are midsized in habit offering fragrant blooms from spring right into the autumn over a low mound of grassy. The dianthus plant is the quintessential cottage flower. 1 181 010 valda kitty also known as border pinks. Flowers appear in clusters on 18 stems opening is slow.

Dianthus also called pinks is treasured for its grasslike blue green foliage and abundant starry flowers which are often spicily fragrant. Dianthus ruby s tuesday pinks deep red double blooms. Plants are often. Dianthus will bloom from mid summer to early fall.

Devon cottage collection is known for large flower size about 2 perfect for english cottage gardens. Good cut flower border rock garden edging pot hanging basket window box plant. These carnations grow upright and bloom bright red flowers during spring and summer that attract butterflies and are excellent cut flowers above my ruby s tuesday in may 2010. Drought deer tolerant.

I have planted an award winning devon cottage tm ruby s tuesday carnation dianthus hybrid in a large terra cotta pot in full sun. It grows 2 feet tall and is often treated as an annual. Dianthus ruby s tuesday a red flowering carnation ruby tuesday dianthus blooms its head off all summer long producing bright red fragrant flowers over blue green foliage. Their very compact habit and free blooming nature make the ruby tuesday dianthus a stand out both in container gardens and perennial borders.

Dianthus devon cottage ruby s tuesday. Has large 2 strong clove scented. Dianthus devon cottage ruby s tuesday. Ruby s tuesday carnations prefer full to partial sun regular watering.

Forms a weed suppressing mound of silvery grey green foliage up to over 12 high and wide. The dianthus rubys tuesday dianthus hybrid has flowers that are a deep red carnation with a sweet fragrance. Dianthus plants range from tiny creeping groundcovers to 30 inch tall cut flowers which are a favorite with florists. Dianthus ruby s tuesday flowering almost non stop from late spring thru fall this wonderful new carnation produces a seemingly endless supply of clove scented vivid red 2 double blooms.

The pink part of their name has a two fold meaning.