November tip: Cut back to near ground level (assuming flowering has finished)
- Latin name
- Dianthus
- Type
- Hardy semi-evergreen perennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Summer (pink)
- Can it be multiplied
- By seed (spring) or by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots (summer)
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- None reported (humans); can be toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- No
- Plant care tip
- Deadhead and fertilize