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Prickly Dianthus (Acantholimon litvinovii) forms large, spiny cushions of blue-grey rosettes in sunny rock gardens or arid landscapes. Its prickly nature makes it an excellent choice for keeping critters out with a low maintenance groundcover. Flowering with tiny white-pink blossoms in late spring, followed by attractive seed heads, these compact mounding plants offer delicate color and a hardy nature to the waterwise garden.
To determine if a plant is sufficiently cold hardy, the USDA created numbered zones indicating winter low
temperatures; the lower the zone number the colder the winter.
If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is -15°F (zone 5) then any plants rated zones 3-5 will
survive the winter temperatures in your area.
If you live in very warm winter areas (zones 9-11) plants with zones 3-4 ratings are not recommended. The lack
of freezing winter temperatures do not provide a time for winter dormancy (rest).
(4" tall x 12" wide) This Prickly Dianthus is a showy flowering perennial with spiny evergreen foliage and short spikes of small pink flowers in late spring. The flowers are followed by attractive papery seeds that hold on the spend flower spikes for many months. The genus hails for the Old World, specifically the mountains of the Middle East and Western Asia. The plants are very long-lived and form large tight mounds of foliage that grow over and around neighboring rocks. The leaves have very sharp spiny tips and caution should be used not to plant them too close to a sidewalk or other spots where they can be brushed against. Rock gardeners and xeric gardeners should have at least one species of this incredible genus in their gardens. Its prickly foliage will ward off rabbits and deer. Evergreen, it will show off its blue-green foliage year-round in zones 5-8. Suitable for Western US, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Water occasionally. Recommended companion plants include Aethionema (Fragrant Rock Cress), Penstemon (Beardtongue), and Helianthemum (Rock Rose).
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SKU
HC017774
Item Package Size
Plant - 2.5" Pot
Common Name
Prickly Dianthus
Botanical Name
Acantholimon litvinovii
Zones
5, 6, 7, 8
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Flower Color
Pink
Mature Height
4-6" tall
Mature Spread
24-36" wide
Bloom Time
Late spring to early summer
Ships As
Potted Plant
Soil Type
Average Soil, Sandy Soil, Well-Drained Soil
Soil Moisture
Waterwise
Advantages
Deer Resistant, Evergreen, Good Rockgarden Or Alpine Plant, Rabbit Resistant
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 forms large, spiny cushions of blue-grey rosettes in sunny rock gardens or arid landscapes. Its prickly nature makes it an excellent choice for keeping critters out with a low maintenance groundcover. Flowering with tiny white-pink blossoms in late spring, followed by attractive seed heads, these compact mounding plants offer delicate color and a hardy nature to the waterwise garden.)
