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Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Fire Star Improved
Dianthus hybrid = ‘Wp20 Ppa01’
New for 2020: Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Fire Star Improved
Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Fire Star Improved is a new improvement of a classic, tried and true, an industry icon. Same amazingly iridescent, vivid, red single flowers with a bold central eye pattern. Increased flower count and more compact than the original, resulting in a closer matched collection. Flower stems are sturdy and do not flop. Deadhead and fed regularly to encourage fast repeat blooming. Bred for beautifully scented blooms and excellent garden performance. Pollinator magnet! Use in containers, borders, and mass landscape plantings. Zone 5 hardy.
Key Features:
- • USDA Zone 5. (-20°F or -28°C).
- • Compact mounding foliage
- • Single flowers 1” – 1.5” diameter, held 3” above the foliage.
- • Increased flower count. Repeat flowering.
- • Ideal for use as a front of the border perennial or in mixed containers.
Patent Status: PP 33,421
| USDA Zone: | 5 - 9 |
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| Height: | 5 to 7-inches 13 to 18-centimeters |
| Spread: | 5 to 7-inches 13 to 18-centimeters |
| Seasons: | Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn |
| Flower Colors: | Red |
| Foliage Colors: | Silver-Blue |
| Growth Habit: | Compact-mounded |
| Patent Status: | PP 33,421 |
| 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 STAR SINGLE™ Stargazer • Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Superstar • Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Eastern Star • Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Fire Star • Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ ‘Neon Star’ • Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Peppermint Star • Dianthus STAR SINGLE™ Neon Star Improved |