Firewitch Dianthus
Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Firewitch’ · a magenta dianthus with blue-gray foliage
A low cushion of blue-grey leaves smothered in clove-scented magenta flowers in late spring, for edging, walls and rock gardens. Deer and rabbits pass it by. Give it full sun and sharp drainage, especially in winter.
- Mature size
- 6 in × 1 ft
- 0.1 × 0.3 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a–8b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Blooms
- May–Jun
Firewitch Dianthus at its mature size
A mature Firewitch Dianthus grows to about 6 in tall and 1 ft wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Chicago Botanic Garden, Minor’s Garden Center.
Through the year
What Firewitch Dianthus looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
In leaf · Jul–Apr
Blue-gray grassy foliage cushion, no flowers.
In flower · May–Jun
Covered in bright magenta-pink fringed flowers.
Growing Firewitch Dianthus
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Good for
- Groundcover, deer resistant, and fragrant
- Leaves
- Dies back in winter
- Native to
- Europe
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Firewitch Dianthus, that’s about 1 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Firewitch Dianthus in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.