FoliageCheddar Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Cheddar Pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 0.8-1 ft × 1.5-2 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and red blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and moths, stands up well to deer, drought and humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.8-1 ft × 1.5-2 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Humidity, Rabbits, Salt
- Toxic to
- Humans
- Native to
- Western and central Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Cheddar Pink is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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