Compact and low growing, ‘Red Rouge’ has a nearly flat habit, obscured with masses of bright pink flowers, blushed with mottled crimson-red. Blooming from summer until fall, this single-type Dianthus is a carefree choice for the front of the border, forming a dense flowering carpet at maturity. Rich in color and fragrance ‘Red Rouge; also works well as a moderate scale groundcover when planted in drifts and makes a bright and attractive edging to beds and borders where it is at home with companions.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
4
Blossom Color:
Red
Growth Habit:
Slow Spreading
Max Height:
10"
Texture:
Fine Texture
Recommended Spacing:
14" to 1½'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Bees
Butterflies
Cuttings
Deer Resistant
Evergreen
Fragrant Flowers
Moderate Area
Rebloomer
Seasonal Effect
Small Area
Features
Masses of bright pink flowers, blushed with mottled crimson-red.
Landscape Value
Works well as a moderate scale groundcover when planted in drifts and makes a bright and attractive edging to beds and borders where it is at home with companions.
Care
Watering:
'Red Rouge' 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:
'Red Rouge' 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:
'Red Rouge' Carnation may be pruned or mowed immediately after flowering to remove spent flower stalks and to rejuvinate the plants.
