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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pink Violet/Lavender White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall Late Fall/Early Winter Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Evergreen Blue-Green Smooth-Textured
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On Apr 7, 2008, trackinsand from mid central, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
i've had this plant in my garden for over a year now and they do not ever take a break! always in bloom, even when we had light frosts. i trim out the brown stems and old flowerheads-not as often as i should.
On Mar 16, 2008, vossner from Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
First Love would be more appropriately named if it were "Forever Love". Everybody should have this in their garden. A blooming machine, with all tones of pink, from palest (almost white) to the yummiest cherry pink. Also, this dianthus is frag. but you put your nose close to bloom.
On Jun 29, 2007, ladychroe from Bridgewater, NJ wrote:
I planted a tiny start of First Love a few weeks ago. It is already blooming. The blooms are facinating... they go from the purest, clearest white to a vivid hot pink, and then fade to lavende
r. The individual flowers open up at different time, so you have a plant with many dramatically differently-colored blossoms at once. Very pretty effect.
I've only had this plant for a short time so I can't definitively comment on its disease resistance or habit. But it seems vigorous and healthy so far and has doubled its size in just a few weeks.
On Dec 11, 2004, sadie_mae from Central, KY (Zone 6b) wrote:
Love the flowers but the foliage is always ugly and spotted in my garden. Is hardy to zone 6, this is 2nd year for the plants and we got down to -10 one night last winter.
On Jun 17, 2004, TamiMcNally from Lake Placid, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
Flowers open white and turn pink then lavender.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Sarasota, Florida Umatilla, Florida Salvisa, Kentucky Taylorsville, Kentucky Natchez, Mississippi Saint Louis, Missouri Bridgewater, New Jersey Austin, Texas Frisco, Texas Richmond, Texas San Antonio, Texas Kalama, Washington Vancouver, Washington
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