Along the front of a small, curving border, dianthus "Firewitch" bloomed profusely throughout spring into early summer. Deep pink-violet blooms were so vivid against green foliage that the plants ...

References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus. He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower).

I’M PRETTY SURE I became a gardener so I could pick flowers with impunity. Once, on the way to school in the second grade, I gathered a small posy of pinks for my teacher. Rather than graciously ...

Even though outside temperatures are still quite balmy, we are moving into winter. Maybe this year we will actually have a winter. That makes now the perfect time to start planting dianthus. In fact, ...

I have a large patio behind my house and I want to fill it with potted plants, but I don’t know the first thing about gardening. Any advice? Wow! A blank canvas and your personality. What a chance to ...

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 ...