Bath's Pink Dianthus is a compact mat-forming perennial with narrow blue-green foliage.  The sweet-clove scented fringed flowers are a soft pink with a fine inner ring of magenta markings and blooms in spring with intermediate blooms through summer.  Blooms best in full sun and slightly alkaline, moist, and well-drained soil. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.  Deadhead to extend bloom.  Crown rot may occur in poorly-drained soils.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Phlox, Speedwell, Coneflower

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Dianthus gratianopolitanus Baths Pink 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Ltshears, Dianthus Baths Pink 08, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) photoset by cultivar413, (1) 160529 292 NYBG - Rock Garden, Allium senescens, Cotula hispida, Dianthus 'Bath's Pink', (2) 160529 293 NYBG - Rock Garden, Dianthus 'Bath's Pink', Thymus sp, Cotula hispida

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.