Dianthus, also referred to as carnations, are a large family of plants made up of over 300 different species. They can be found in all different shapes, sizes and colors, from long-stemmed yellow ...

Although they are longest-lived on alkaline soils, they will thrive almost anywhere given an open site and decent drainage: wild dianthus are plants of mountainside and cliff.

In the last 10 years, tremendous breeding innovation has produced several new varieties of Dianthus, a low-growing plant distinguished by fragrant flowers and grassy, blue-green foliage.

Sometimes the best gifts come in beautifully wrapped, small packages. The lovely varieties of dianthus are a prime example, and theyherald the holiday season. Bearing all the colors of a classic ...

The Perennial Plant Association has selected Dianthus gratianopolitanus Firewitch’ (Feuerhexe’) as its 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year. Also known as a cheddar pink, the perennial dianthus is an ...

Plant dianthus in moist, well-drained soil with a sweet or slightly basic pH. You can find these grass-like, blue- or gray-tinged leaves in beds, borders, containers, rockeries and cottage gardens.

In a year, Green Leaf Plants will grow and ship about 2.5 million dianthus cuttings. All this happens in a complex of greenhouses not far from Lancaster’s busy outlets on Lincoln Highway East.