3 Pretty in Pink Dianthus Live Plants | Fragrant Perennial | Pink Carnation Flowers | Pollinator Friendly | Hardy Garden Starter

Brighten your garden with 3 Pretty in Pink Dianthus Starter Plants, a compact perennial prized for its charming pink blooms, sweet fragrance, and tidy mounding habit. This eye-catching variety produces masses of 1–1½ inch blossoms featuring soft pink petals, delicate lighter pink centers, and crisp white picotee edges that create outstanding contrast.

A member of the carnation family, Dianthus is an easy-to-grow perennial that performs beautifully in borders, rock gardens, cottage gardens, edging, and containers. Its attractive blue-gray foliage remains neat throughout the growing season while the fragrant blooms attract butterflies, bees, and other beneficial pollinators.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Dianthus spp.
• Common Name: Pretty in Pink Dianthus
• Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Quantity: 3 Live Starter Plants
• Flower Color: Pink with White Picotee Edges
• Foliage Color: Blue-Gray
• Mature Height: 6–10 inches
• Spread: 10–14 inches
• Bloom Season: Late Spring through Summer
• Growth Habit: Compact, Mounding
• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Water Needs: Moderate
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–9

Why You'll Love It

• Masses of fragrant pink blooms
• Beautiful white picotee flower edges
• Compact plant ideal for borders and edging
• Attracts butterflies and bees
• Deer resistant
• Excellent for containers and rock gardens
• Easy to grow and low maintenance
• Long blooming perennial

Perfect For

• Cottage gardens
• Rock gardens
• Border edging
• Pollinator gardens
• Container gardens
• Walkway plantings
• Raised beds
• Cut flower gardens

Care Instructions

Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Water regularly while establishing, then water as needed once mature. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued blooming. Divide mature clumps every few years to maintain healthy, vigorous growth.