Early Bird Chili Dianthus (Carnations) 1 Gallon Pot

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 A hardy perennial Dianthus that blooms from very early spring all the way to fall? Yep! Meet Early Bird ‘Chili’, a new breed of fragrant Dianthus that starts flowering at the end of February or the beginning of March, depending on your location, and if you remove the spent blooms, will rebloom right through summer to fall. Butterflies and other beneficial pollinators will be especially pleased and the flowers are great for cutting and use in floral arrangements. As with most other cottage pinks, the coral colored flowers of Early Bird Chili exude the wonderful spicy scent of cloves. The flowers rise on sturdy stems above a tidy, compact mound of attractive silver-blue evergreen foliage. Treat yourself to a little slice of heaven when you add this electric selection to containers or garden beds.

Growing in a dense mound 4 to 6 inches tall with flowers reaching maybe 10 inches high, and spreading 6 to 12 inches, the Early Bird ‘Chili’ Dianthus is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, or as a border in garden beds. Its smaller size makes it an excellent candidate as a solo or mixed with other plants in pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, cottage gardens, butterfly garden, sunny perennial gardens, container gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs).