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Dianthus STAR DOUBLE™ Pop Star
Dianthus hybrid = ‘Devon Esther’
The Whetman Pinks® STAR DOUBLE™ Collection has a double bloom appeal! These varieties produce attractive deeply fringed double pink flowers from the early season. The spicy scented flowers are 1” – 1.5” diameter, held 3” above foliage that forms a tidy compact blue-green mound. Day-neutral, with perpetual flowering, they are heavily budded in spring. Vernalization is not necessary.
Dianthus STAR DOUBLE™ Pop Star ‘Devon Esther’: Deeply fringed double lavender blooms with a cherry eye on a compact plant. Slightly taller than others in the range.
Origin: Whetman Pinks Ltd, United Kingdom
Description / Plant Notes:
• USDA Zone 5. (-20°F or -28°C).
• Fragrant, bright colorful single blooms. Repeat blooming.
• Glaucous foliage with a unique dense mounding habit.
• No vernalization required for blooming
Patent Status: PP 18,222
| 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 |
| Patent Status: | PP 18,222 |
| 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 DOUBLE™ ‘Starlette’ |