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Dianthus SCENT FIRST® POT Tickled Pink
Dianthus hybrid = ‘Devon Pp11’
The Whetman® SCENT FIRST® Series is characterized by its delightfully spicy fragrance, compact free flowering habit, silver-blue foliage, and lengthy blooming periods. Ideal for compact containers.
Tickled Pink ‘Devon PP11’: Deep lavender with a wonderful strong spicy perfume flowering over a long period. Great for patio
containers, planters, window boxes, or the front of a garden border. Flowering height approximately 9”. Mid-season blooming.
Origin: United Kingdom
Description / Plant Notes:
• USDA Zone 5. (-20°F or -28°C).
• Double flowers 1” – 1.5” diameter, held above the foliage
• Day neutral, perpetual flowering
• Vernalization not necessary
• Heavily blooming in spring
Patent Status: PP 14,919
| USDA Zone: | 5 - 9 |
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| Height: | 7 to 10-inches 18 to 25-centimeters |
| Spread: | 7 to 10-inches 18 to 25-centimeters |
| Seasons: | Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn |
| Flower Colors: | Hot Pink |
| Foliage Colors: | Silver-Blue |
| Light Levels: | Full-Sun |
| Growth Habit: | Compact-mounded |
| Usage: | Container Gardens, Containers, Cut Flowers, Garden border, Landscapes, Mass landscape planting, Pots |
| Patent Status: | PP 14,919 |
| Origin: | United Kingdom |
Grower Culture |
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| General: |
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| Media: | Well-draining media |
| pH: | 5.5pH to 6.2pH |
| Fertilization: | Medium | 200 ppm |
| Light: | High |
| Water: | Well-Drained to Moderate |
| Finishing: |
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| Growing Temp Day: | 60°F to 65°F | 16°C to 16°C |
| Growing Temp Night: | 55°F to 60°F | 13°C to 13°C |
| Crop Timing from Rooted Liners: |
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| 4-inch: | 8 to 10-weeks with 1 ppp |
| 1-gallon: | 10 to 16-weeks with 1 ppp |
| Other Varieties in the Collection: |
• Dianthus SCENT FIRST® POT Coconut Surprise • Dianthus SCENT FIRST® POT Eternity • Dianthus SCENT FIRST® POT Raspberry Surprise • Dianthus SCENT FIRST® POT ‘Coral Reef’ |