Dianthus ‘Firewitch’
Blooming Time
Exposure
Clothed in durable, healthy, deep blue foliage, ‘Firewitch’ makes a nice blue pincushionlike mat when not in flower. But in bloom, which lasts for several weeks during mid spring and early summer, the foliage all but disappears under masses of bright raspberry magenta flowers. Eye-catching and trouble free, ‘Fire Witch’ is a nice colorful addition to the rock garden, perennial garden, or any sunny landscape when mass-planted as an edging or general ground cover. 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Slow Spreading
Max Height:
10"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Compact neat blue-gray semievergreen foliage, topped late spring and early summer with a blanket of fragrant bright raspberry magenta flowers.
Landscape Value
Small scale ground cover, edging, companion, accent plant, or rock garden specimen.
Care
Watering:
'Firewitch' Carnation is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Firewitch' Carnation is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Firewitch' Carnation may be pruned or mowed immediately after flowering to remove spent flower stalks and to rejuvinate the plants.