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Dianthus SCENT FIRST® TALL Romance
Dianthus hybrid = ‘Wp09 Wen04’
The award-winning Whetman® SCENT FIRST® Series are ideal for larger pots and containers being naturally compact and free flowering. The air will be filled with their beautiful spicy fragrance and they will repeat flower after the main flush of blooms if deadheaded and fed.
Romance ‘Wp09 Wen04’: A mass of salmon-pink flowers with a carmine eye. Very uniform plant. Flowering height approx. 9”.
Origin: United Kingdom
Description / Plant Notes:
• USDA Zone 5. (-20°F or -28°C).
• Naturally compact and free flowering.
• Beautiful spicy fragrance.
• Repeat blooming.
Patent Status: PP 21,843
| USDA Zone: | 5 - 9 |
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| Height: | 7 to 11-inches 18 to 28-centimeters |
| Spread: | 7 to 11-inches 18 to 28-centimeters |
| Seasons: | Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn |
| Flower Colors: | Salmon, 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 21,843 |
| 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® TALL Memories • Dianthus SCENT FIRST® TALL Passion • Dianthus SCENT FIRST® TALL Sugar Plum |