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Orange Meringue Dianthus

Orange Meringue Dianthus

DIANTHUS hybrid American Pie 'Orange Meringue'

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Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs)
Perennial Zones
5, 6, 7, 8
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
6"–1'
Max Spread
6"-12"
Special Features
Cut flowers
Garden Design Role
Edging
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Mounding, Clumping, Compact
Drought Resistance
High drought resistance
Bloom Color
Orange, Pink
Foliage Color
Green, Silver
Stem Color
Green
Themes
Fire, Sunset, Pastel
Genus
Dianthus
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Ship Size
4"

Orange Meringue Dianthus opens fully double, softly ruffled flowers in a warm apricot-orange, held on firm stems above a tidy mound of narrow blue-green foliage. The scent is the surprise: a rich, unmistakable clove.

Because the fragrance is the point, put it where people pass close — an edging run beside a walk, a pot by the back door, the front rank of a sunny border, a pocket in a gravel garden. It blooms spring through fall if you keep deadheading, the foliage stays neat between flushes, and the stems are stiff enough to cut for a small vase.

Fun fact: Dianthus comes from the Greek for flower of the gods. The clove scent runs through the old garden pinks and carnations, and it is why they were once steeped in wine and called sops-in-wine.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Mature Size: 6"–1' tall × 6"-12" wide
  • Bloom Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
  • Lifespan: Perennial
  • Perennial Zones: 5–9
  • Attracts: Bees
  • Special: Cut flowers

A light trim in early spring keeps the middle from going woody. Guaranteed to arrive healthy.