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Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Light'

Flashing Light' Maiden Pink

Flashing Light' Maiden Pink

Exposure

  • Sun

Rusticity

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Bloom time

  • May
  • June
  • July

  • Brilliant blooms in shades of pink, red and white
  • Bushy habit ideal for flowerbeds
  • Silver green foliage
  • Easy care
  • Longlasting flowers

The 'Flashing light' carnation is magnificent with its long and abundant flowering of small, single, bright light red flowers. It is a very pretty ground cover, rustic and colorful from early summer to autumn. It attracts birds and butterflies, but slugs and deer don't want it.

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
12 - 18 in.
Spread
12 - 24 in.
Height
12 - 18 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Bushy

Flowering colours:

  • Pink
  • Red
  • White

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Water thoroughly during the year of planting
  • then during periods of drought thereafter.

Maintenance:

  • Easy. Remove faded flowers to prolong flowering.

Soil requirement:

  • Well drained and moderately dry

Features

Resistance:

  • White-tailed deer
  • Rabbits
  • Drought

Attract:

  • Pollinators
  • Butterflies

Use:

  • Sunny flowerbeds
  • Rockeries
  • Borders

Attribute:

  • Early flowering

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