Neon Star Pinks*

Neon Star Pinks*
Dianthus 'Neon Star'
Plant Height: 6 inches
Flower Height: 8 inches
Spread: 12 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 2
Other Names: Border Pinks, Cheddar Pinks
Dianthus 'Neon Star' flowers
Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder
Ornamental Features:
Neon Star Pinks is blanketed in stunning fragrant hot pink frilly flowers at the ends of the stems from late
spring to mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's attractive narrow leaves remain
bluish-green in color throughout the year. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes:
Neon Star Pinks is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine
and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.
This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes
active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not
particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant
negative characteristics.
Neon Star Pinks is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Border Edging
- Rock/Alpine Gardens
- Container Planting
Plant Characteristics:
Neon Star Pinks will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity extending to 8 inches tall with the flowers,
with a spread of 12 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a
medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.
This perennial should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and
shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban
pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.
This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
* This is a 'special order' plant - contact store for details