Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Dianthus japonicus
Family: Caryophyllaceae
(B/P) to 2′. Hama-nadeshiko, Japanese Dianthus. Japan and East Asia. From lush rosettes of thick, glossy, narrowly ovate basal leaves emerge leafy stalks topped with dense clusters of vivid rosy-purple, five-petalled, toothed blooms. Extremely floriferous the second year from seed and may be somewhat biennial. Persistent winter foliage develops attractive, rich burgundy overtones. Not your typical “Pink.” Blooms midsummer till fall. Well-drained soil. Sun. 4 & T2
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