Diantus Artic Fire

Name:  Dianthus Arctic Fire
Variety:  Dianthus Arctic Fire
Type:  Perennial
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  6"
Bloom time:  Spring into summer
Flower color: white with red inside
Fragrance: none
Plant location: sw side of waterfall by Dianthus firewitch

We purchase this from Bluestone.  Generally purchase do not bloom the first year.  Hopefully it makes it through the winter and does well next year.

Weekly Report

Front:  The spirea are about spent.  The daisies are in bloom as are the day lilies and the campanulas.

South:  The lilies are in bloom and look wonderful. 

Back:  The Arizona sun are still blooming.   The gold dust shrub is in bloom.  Around the water fall, the coreopsis and the coral bells as well as the day lily in bloom.

The bee balm cherry fiz and bubble gum are in bloom.   Rossanne geranium and the red, yellow and pink roses.  

The lamium are still in bloom as well.   Along the deck the annabelle hydrangea and the polish spirit clematis are all bloom.

It's been a good June.   Many flowers are now blooming and hope that they will keep up throughout the summer.

Biokova Hardy Geranium

Name:  Hardy Geranium
Variety:  Geranium Biokova
Type:  Perennial
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  10" Bloom time:  Spring into summer
Flower color: white
Fragrance: none
Plant location: Perennial garden sw corner


Care:   bloom boost in summer, dead head, cut to ground in winter

Dianthus Pinks

Name:  Pinks
Variety: Dianthus gratianopolitanus Firewitch
Type:  Perennial
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  6"
Bloom time:  Spring into summer
Flower color: pink
Fragrance: lightly fragrant
Plant location: Back Yard west of waterfall

Weekly Report

We got all the shrubs with fert stakes and bayer on the roses and hydrangeas.

Front:  The weigela is in bloom.

South:  The catmint is in bloom.  Also the wisteria are blooming

Back yard:  in bloom:  cheddar pinks, chives, iris, nine bark, bridal spirea, lamium.

Some of the annuals are doing well.