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Posted by Dogg1967 4b Ontario (My Page) on

Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 22:43

Just wanted to share a lovely Dianthus bloom... such a vivid pink. Amazing how far my zone is behind this year in bloom times...

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Posted by karin_mt 4 MT (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 10:09

Nice! Is that Firewitch? Mine is blooming now too and it smells so great, I love dianthus. Your clump looks perfectly covered in flowers!

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Posted by green_go z5a (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 11:03

Lovely! Looks exactly like mine dianthus 'Bath's Pink'. Mine already almost finished blooming.

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Posted by a2zmom 6a - nj (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 17:36

That odes look like Firewitch. Beautiful stand of them. Green-go, Bath's pink is a much lighter pink.

Here's a picture of mine:

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Posted by kato_b z6 NEPa (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 17:50

Nice! It really is covered with flowers and I love the short gray foliage. Mine finished up about a week ago. I should probably trim it back but I do like the surprise seedlings which sometimes appear.

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Posted by SunnyBorders 5A (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 18:32

Agree 'Bath's Pink' (below June 9, 2014) is a lighter pink than 'Feuerhexe' (Firewitch).

Find it's also a bit taller and much more vigorous. Have to reduce the size of clump below by at least 50%, every year, but it always comes back.

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Posted by a2zmom 6a - nj (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 18:39

I agree with the vigorous assessment! I gave away a lot this year; it had spread to enormous proportions.

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Posted by catkin UDSA Zone 8 (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 0:26

How and when do you prune your pinks? TIA

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Posted by applemum 2 (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 12:40

Lovely shade, one of my favorite flowers. My dianthus won't be blooming for another couple of weeks.

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Posted by SunnyBorders 5A (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 12:48

I just chop around it with a spade and disposed of the outer bits; especially want to edge (it's in a grass border) in front of it.

With many perennials it's the newer outer bits you want to keep, but this hasn't matter so far. I do, however, more or less, dress the beds yearly with organic matter.

Don't know about reseeding, but always deadhead the block of 'Bath's Pink' after flowering; neatness.

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Posted by green_go z5a (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 14:34

Well, then probably I have Firewitch too? Or not? Here is mine:

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Posted by Dogg1967 4b Ontario (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 14:54

Yes, the original pic is Firewitch and that would be yours as well green_go.

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Posted by mxk3 z5b/6 MI (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 28, 14 at 15:23

What a striking color!

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