Description
Cottage Pink Dianthus Sugar Raspberry ? Hardy Summer Flowering Perennial
Bring charm and colour to your garden with this beautiful Cottage Pink Dianthus ‘Sugar Raspberry’. A classic cottage garden perennial, this Dianthus produces an abundance of delightful raspberry-pink flowers with delicately fringed petals. Sitting above neat mounds of silvery-blue evergreen foliage, the blooms create a striking display throughout the summer months.
Supplied as a well-established plant in a 5L root ball, this Dianthus is garden ready and perfect for planting straight into borders, rockeries, gravel gardens, or containers. A truly low-maintenance perennial, it thrives in free-draining soil and a sunny position, rewarding you year after year with its reliable summer colour.
What’s Included:
- 1 x Cottage Pink Dianthus Sugar Raspberry in a 5L Root Ball
Key Features:
- Hardy summer flowering perennial
- Fringed raspberry-pink blooms throughout summer
- Attractive silvery-blue evergreen foliage provides year-round interest
- Garden ready ? plant straight out
- Ideal for borders, rockeries, patio containers and cottage gardens
- Low maintenance and drought tolerant once established
- Loved by bees, butterflies and other pollinators
Cultural Information:
- Botanical Name: Dianthus ‘Sugar Raspberry’
- Common Names: Cottage Pink, Garden Pink, Dianthus
- Classification: Hardy Evergreen Perennial
- Fully Grown Height and Spread: 20?30 cm x 30?40 cm
- Growth Habit: Low, Compact Mound-Forming Perennial
- Perfect For: Borders, Rockeries, Gravel Gardens, Cottage Gardens, Containers, Path Edging
- Flowering Time: Summer (June to August)
- Flower Colour: Raspberry Pink with Fringed Petals
- Planting Position: Full Sun
- Soil Type: Well-Drained, Neutral to Alkaline
- Hardiness: Fully Hardy (UK)
- Attracts: Bees, Butterflies and Pollinators
- Type: Hardy Evergreen Perennial
- Foliage: Narrow, Silvery Blue-Green, Evergreen
Planting and Care Tips:
- Plant in a sunny, open position for the best flowering
- Prefers well-drained soil ? avoid waterlogged conditions
- Deadhead spent blooms regularly to encourage further flowering
- Trim back lightly after flowering to maintain a tidy, compact shape
- Water during prolonged dry spells until well established
Notes: This variety is supplied in the Sugar Raspberry colour, featuring rich raspberry-pink tones with beautifully fringed petal edges.
