Scent First® Romance Dianthus
SKU: AM019723
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Overview
Scent First® Romance Dianthus (Garden Pinks) is compact in habit, but not short on blooms. It gives sunny gardens a beautiful display of salmon pink blooms in late spring and a spicy sweet fragrance. ‘Romance’ also boasts an attractive, low mounding habit of spiky silver-blue foliage, perfect for border edging. Deer resistant. Great cut flower. (Dianthus)
key features
Botanical Name
Dianthus Scent First® Romance
Advantages
Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Easy To Grow, Long Bloom Time, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Evergreen, Container Planting, Small Spaces, Rock Gardens
Growing Zones
Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Dry, Average
Mature Height
6-10" tall
Mature Spread
6-10" wide
Bloom Time
Late spring to mid summer
SKU
AM019723
Description
(11”tall x 11”wide) There’s nothing old-fashioned about Scent First®
‘Romance’ Dianthus. The ruffled blooms of this Garden Pink unfurl in
late spring in shades of salmon pink with a crimson center and are bred
specifically for scent and compact habit. Dianthus makes a fantastic cut
flower, and the spicy, evocative fragrance is sure to encourage you to
cut a few of those sturdy stems for inside vases. Grow in well-drained,
alkaline to neutral soil in the front of a sunny bed or border or get
creative – Dianthus love cracks between paving stones or bricks. The
spiky, silvery blue foliage is attractive during the entire growing
season and will make a great contrast against yellow flowers, such as
coreopsis, as summer rolls on. ‘Romance’ Dianthus is deer resistant and
will re-bloom if deadheaded and fed after its initial spring bloom. A
terrific perennial choice for containers too.
