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Cheddar Pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Cheddar Pink is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 10–12 in × 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 and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10–12 in × 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
- People
- Native to
- Western and central Europe
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