ENCHANTED FOREST
10611 FM 2759
RICHMOND, TX 77469
281-937-9449

ENCHANTED GARDENS
6420 FM 359
RICHMOND, TX 77469
281-341-1206

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Dianthus Amazon Series

If you haven't tried dianthus in several years, you need to check out the Amazon series. They may surprise you with their color, fragrance, heat tolerance, cold hardiness, low maintenance, long bloom time and huge flower heads. They remind me of carnations on steroids. The flower heads reach 4 to 7 inches across and have exceptionally sturdy stems to support their huge bloom clusters. We carry two varieties in this series, Amazon Neon Duo with its bi-colored clusters of deep rose and magenta, and Amazon Rose Magic with tri-colored clusters in white, light pink, and deep rose.

Dianthus are hardy from zones 5 through 9, which is important to me because I garden in two separate zones and locations--here in the Sugar Land area and in East Texas. Dianthus love full sun, well- drained garden soil, and are hardy to 20° F. The Amazon series grow 18-24" tall and make a great filler for any bed, or a great thriller for any container. They mix well with pansies, flowering kale, cabbage, cardoon, violas, snapdragons, blue lobelia, dusty miller, or alyssum.

Amazon Neon Duo was selected as the 2004 Cut Flower of the Year by the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers due to the fact that the cut flowers last up to 2 weeks in a vase. Continually harvesting the flowers will promote more blooms. Amazon Rose Magic is a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit winner. Both are also great butterfly attractors to your butterfly garden.