Dianthus ‘Edgehog’
Dianthus 'Edgehog' is a variegated cottage pinks with semi-double, hot pink flowers.
Dianthus ‘Edgehog’ is a special variegated cottage or clove pinks with fragrant, semi-double, hot pink flowers that pop amongst the long, narrow, blue-green foliage with ivory white margins. Plants will grow to just four inches high and spread to 12 or more inches wide. An easy care, cold hardy, drought tolerant plant that makes a great ground cover or use it in the rock, at the front of borders, and in containers. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Cottage Pinks
Family: Caryophyllaceae (The Pink Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Bluish, Green, Variegated - Cream/White
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Grows in old walls in Britain where it is naturalized.
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Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia
