Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 3 - 9
- Height: 8 inches
- Bloom Season: Spring and summer
- Bloom Color: Red
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.0 - 7.2
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 28 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Do not cover the seed but tightly press into the soil
- Sowing Rate: Approximately 5000 seeds covers 100 square feet
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 12 inches
- Note: For detailed directions for indoor and outdoor planting, please Click Here
- Care & Maintenance: See: Dianthus
Maiden Pink (Dianthus Deltoides Red) - Grow this outstanding, low growing flower from Dianthus flower seeds! It remains green year round with 1 inch fragrant blooms of pink and red hues concentrated at the top during its blooming season from spring to summer. This mat-forming species with dark green leaves is one of the easiest to grow. The flowers keep their beauty even during the hottest summer months. It is a liberal self-sower, dropping its own flower seeds, so will fill in nicely, making it a great ground cover or border plant.
Maiden Pink flower seed takes about 14 days to germinate. Sow this flowering plant's flower seed indoors 4 - 6 weeks before last frost, and transplant when plants are 3 inches high. Or sow Dianthus flower seeds directly outside as soon as soil can be prepared and cover with 1/8 inch of topsoil. Might take a full year before flowering.
