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Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'

 
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Family: Caryophyllaceae (kar-ree-oh-fil-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Dianthus (dy-AN-thus) (Info)
Species: gratianopolitanus (grat-ee-an-oh-pol-it-AH-nus) (Info)
Cultivar: Tiny Rubies

5 vendors have this plant for sale.

6 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Alpines and Rock Gardens
Perennials

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
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)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Pollen may cause allergic reaction

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Blue-Green

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

2 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral berrygirl On Mar 21, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote:

Short 2" - Plant 12" apart. A cushion of 1" foliage, covered with brilliant tiny double pink flowers.

Positive tinyrubies On Jan 8, 2007, tinyrubies from Lebanon, OR wrote:

This is one of the cutest little plants, with foliage that almost looks like a little green wig. The foliage sets off the light pink flowers very well. It does need very sharp drainage (it's on a steep slope) here in rainy Oregon to survive. It's a little hard to get started sometimes but my clump is now 1.5 feet across after 2 years. I'm going to try dividing it next fall.

Positive ifiranthezoo On Jun 12, 2005, ifiranthezoo from Florence, AL wrote:

I bought some of these this year that I found mixed in with the regular sized Chedder Pinks at Lowes. They are really adorable. They are like itty bitty miniature Chedder Pinks. The regular sized Chedder Pinks do well for me and come back strong as long as they aren't in strong afternoon sun so I'm hoping these will too.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Florence, Alabama
Fayetteville, Arkansas
New Haven, Connecticut
Scottville, Michigan
Saint Louis, Missouri
Kinderhook, New York
Fort Jennings, Ohio
Lebanon, Oregon
Albion, Pennsylvania
Knoxville, Tennessee
Lafayette, Tennessee
Manassas, Virginia
Vancouver, Washington



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