Dianthus Maiden Pink Flashing Light Seeds

A low growing perennial forming neat mats of fine foliage topped with vivid scarlet blooms bringing bright long lasting colour to borders rock gardens and wildlife friendly spaces.

 

Dianthus Maiden Pink Flashing Light is a striking selection of the classic wild species known for its intense red flowers that glow against dark green foliage. The blooms are small but eye catching and appear in abundance through summer creating a carpet of colour. Plants stay compact and spreading making them ideal for edging paths rockeries gravel gardens and sunny slopes.

 

This variety thrives in full sun and free draining soil and is particularly well suited to lighter sandy ground. Flashing Light is drought tolerant once established and flowers reliably with minimal care.

 

It attracts bees and butterflies and works beautifully in naturalistic plantings or as a bright accent in mixed perennial borders.

 

Seed Qty Approx 0.3 grams

 

Sowing and planting

Sow indoors from February to April or outdoors from May

Germination takes approximately fourteen to twenty one days at fifteen to twenty degrees Celsius

Grow in free draining soil in full sun

Height ten to fifteen centimetres

Spread twenty to thirty centimetres

Flowers from June to September

 

Sowing instructions

Sow seeds on the surface of moist compost and cover lightly

Grow on in bright cool conditions then harden off before planting outdoors

Space plants twenty to thirty centimetres apart for full spreading growth

 

Growing and maintenance

Water during prolonged dry spells

Remove spent blooms to extend flowering

Trim lightly after flowering to maintain shape

Ideal for rock gardens gravel beds and sunny borders

 

Uses and benefits

Intense scarlet blooms

Low spreading habit

Drought tolerant once established

Attracts bees and butterflies

Perfect for rockeries edging and wildlife gardens

 

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