Garden Pinks 'Rainbow Loveliness'
Family: Caryophyllaceae
(Carnation Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-8
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Height: 12-18 inches
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Spread: 12-18 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: heavily fringed, fragrant single flowers in shades of
white, pink, rose, carmine, lilac
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Light: full sun
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Soil: average, well-drained
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Moisture: even moisture
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Use: perform best in gritty loams
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Care: deadhead spent flowers to
encourage rebloom
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Concerns: susceptible to crown rot and rust
in poorly-drained soils
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: clump forming foliage mound of
narrow, linear bluish-green leaves; deer resistant
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Supplier: Grown from seed
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Welcome Garden B158
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