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.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |
