Light:
Grows in full or partial sun.

Growth:
A low growing plant. Grows to 5".

Uses:
An excellent plant for edging, hanging baskets or other containers.

Tips:
Grows best in cool, moist, organic matter. Attractive planted with Petunias, Geraniums, and other annuals.

Light:
Prefers full to partial sun.

Growth:
Upright or mounded plant. Grows 18-48" depending on variety.

Uses:
Colorful plants best used for massed displays in borders or for containers.

Tips:
Excellent for cut flowers. Grows best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil.

Light:
Grows in full to partial sun.

Growth:
Usually trailing stems 6-12". Some varieties are upright.

Uses:
Excellent spreading plant for beds, edging or containers.

Tips:
Will grows in average garden soil. Remove spent blooms to promote reblooming.

Light:
Grows in full to partial sun.

Growth:
Low, mound-forming plant. Grows to 10".

Uses:
Excellent performer for beds, patio tubs or hanging baskets.

Tips:
Wonderful for mass plantings in difficult sites with reflected heat from buildings. Grows in any garden soil. Newer varieties such as the Cooler series offer larger flowers and exceptional tolerance of hot, dry situations.

Light:
Perfers full sun.

Growth:
An upright plant. Grows 6-36" depending on variety.

Uses:
Very dependable for providing great color in a border or as cut flowers.

Tips:
Grows best in fertile, well-drained soil. Remove spent blooms to promote reblooming. Another form that is highly recommended is Zinnia linearis, a small-flowered type with a tidy 9" habit makes a ideal edging plant for gardens or along paths.

Light:
Grows in full to partial sun

Growth:
A mouned-shape plant. Grows 3-6" depending on variety

Uses:
An ideal low border or bedding plant. Also good for window boxes or patio planters.

Tips:
Prefers fertile, moist, but well-drained garden soil. Combines well with Marigolds, Geraniums, Petunia and Foliages.

Light:
Grows in full to partial sun

Growth:
A mouned-shape plant. Grows 5-12" depending on variety

Uses:
A good foreground plant. Also good for window boxes or patio planters.

Tips:
Grows best in moist, well-grained soil. Mixes easily with other plants like Zinnias, Marigolds, or Phlox.

The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large clusters of colorful blue, pink, purple, red or white flowers. This easily cultivated, annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler, mild climates and makes great cut flowers for your home.

There are over 300 species of Dianthus, and hundreds more of hybrid varieties. The group includes annuals, biennials and perennials. Most Dianthus produce richly fragrant flowers in the spring or summer, sometimes extending right up until the first frost. Although Dianthus species vary from 2 inches to 3 feet tall in height, most garden varieties are 10 to 20 inches tall.
Dianthus means divine flower.