Dianthus SCENT FIRST® 'Passion'
Scent First Passion Pinks, Scent First Passion Dianthus
$15.99 - $42.99
- Main interest:
- dwarf, double red carnation-like flower, long blooming, fragrant
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil; well-drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- red
- Fragrance:
- Fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to September
- Foliage:
- blue-green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 5a: -29 °C (-20 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 10 in (25 cm) width: 10 in (25 cm)
- Use:
- border, mass planting, container, rock garden, small garden, container, dried flower
Dianthus SCENT FIRST® 'Passion' (Pinks) has pretty double, fragrant flowers. The rich, velvety red blooms appear in late spring, and flower freely all season long. Growing to 10 inches tall and 10 inches wide, SCENT FIRST® Passion pinks flowers rise on stems above mounds of fragrant, narrow, blue-green foliage. Use this Red Double Pinks to great effect in pots and planters, in rock and alpine gardens, border edging – anywhere you can enjoy its spicy, sweet scent. Cut for the sweetest posies. Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Hardy to USDA zone 5a, Dianthus SCENT FIRST® 'Passion' is an easy to grow perennial. It shines in a multitude of places in small gardens. Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.
- Main interest:
- dwarf, double red carnation-like flower, long blooming, fragrant
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil; well-drained
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- red
- Fragrance:
- Fragrant
- Flowering period:
- June to September
- Foliage:
- blue-green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 5a: -29 °C (-20 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 10 in (25 cm) width: 10 in (25 cm)
- Use:
- border, mass planting, container, rock garden, small garden, container, dried flower
Dianthus SCENT FIRST® 'Passion' (Pinks) has pretty double, fragrant flowers. The rich, velvety red blooms appear in late spring, and flower freely all season long. Growing to 10 inches tall and 10 inches wide, SCENT FIRST® Passion pinks flowers rise on stems above mounds of fragrant, narrow, blue-green foliage. Use this Red Double Pinks to great effect in pots and planters, in rock and alpine gardens, border edging – anywhere you can enjoy its spicy, sweet scent. Cut for the sweetest posies. Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Hardy to USDA zone 5a, Dianthus SCENT FIRST® 'Passion' is an easy to grow perennial. It shines in a multitude of places in small gardens. Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.
Synonym(s): Dianthus x 'WP Passion', Dianthus SCENT FIRST® TALL 'Passion'
Also known as: Red Double Pinks, Scent First Passion Reblooming Dianthus, Scent First Passion Reblooming Pinks