Dianthus Gratianopolitanus Firewitch

Border Pinks 'Fire Witch' {3 1/2 in. Pots, min 25}

The sassiest of all the Dianthus, Fire Witch's hot pink pops of color make her simply irresistible. Small, frilly blossoms cover blue-green, linear foliage from spring right through late summer.

Blooms are most profuse in spring, deadheading increases the bloom time. Will rebloom in the summer but not as profusely as in spring.

Sultry fragrant fuchsia blossoms fill slopes with color in season, and out of season you are rewarded with quiet rivers of blue-grey feathery foliage. This groundcover promises beauty year round making it an ideal and popular selection.

See other plants that go well with this plant.

General information about Dianthus:
If you need a tough, easy-to-grow groundcover for a dry slopes, border, rock garden, or as an edging along walkways or paths, this is the perfect plant for you. Need a classic groundcover that puts up with heat, humidity, cold and drought, and is moderately tolerant of salt? Again, Dianthus gratianopolitanus fits the bill! Not only that, but the deer tend to avoid her.

This sweet perennial’s evergreen, linear foliage with opposite leaves will bathe a bank in a pool of deep blue-grey hues when it isn’t in bloom, and when it is in bloom, its showy, profuse, often fragrant, five-petaled, frilled blooms cover the plant for an extended period. Because of its spreading tendency, planting in mass yields by far the most rewarding display making it a classic garden essential!

Take note, Dianthus needs a sunny site with well-drained soil, but it tolerates some shade in the afternoon. Native mainly to Europe and Asia, Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Gardener Tips
Deadhead to promote continued bloom.

Consider planting close together for a quick carpet of color.

Consider planting with Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny), whose bright springy green is the perfect backdrop to the subtle hues of Dianthus’ foliage.

Interesting Facts
The name Dianthus is derived from the Greek words dios ("god") and anthos ("flower"). Its leaves are opposite, simple, and strongly glaucous, while each flower has five petals and a frilled margin.

Specifications:

Cold hardiness zone: 4-9 (-30 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
AHS Heat Zone: 9-1
Light: Full sun Part sun
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature height: 5-6"
Spread: 12-18"
Spacing: 6-12"
Tolerant of: Deer, Drought, Rabbits, Salt
pH of Soil: 6.5 - 8.5, Ideal pH: 7.0 - 8.0
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Grows Under Trees: Conifer - No, Walnut - No, Other - Yes
Good for borders & edging: Yes
Evergreen: Yes
Fragrant: Yes
Long bloom time: Yes
Good for slopes: Yes

Share your thoughts with other customers
Create your own review

Health plants and started flowering indoors!
02/23/2021 By Jeffrey Witner (MD)
Product reviewed: Border Pinks 'Fire Witch' {3 1/2 in. Pots, min 25}

02/23/2021 Received this quickly, during the dead of winter. Raised them in a window sill and the started flowering.

Great Plants
11/18/2020 By Stephen C Snyder (RI)
Product reviewed: Border Pinks 'Fire Witch' {3 1/2 in. Pots, min 25}

11/18/2020 Plants arrived in excellent condition. It took the post office longer this time than previously. Five days plus instead of three. Sad what politicians have done to our post office. Yet they were still in great shape, very carefully wrapped. They... Read full review >

Great Quality Plants
06/12/2019 By William Ball (MD)
Product reviewed: Border Pinks 'Fire Witch' {3 1/2 in. Pots, min 25}

06/12/2019 Plants arrived in excellent condition! They’ve only been planted for a week and would definitely recommend purchasing from classygroundcovers.com!

Very healthy - very mature
05/24/2018 By Karen Nothacker
Product reviewed: Border Pinks 'Fire Witch' {3 1/2 in. Pots, min 25}

05/24/2018 First time ordering from here - and pleasantly surprised in how mature and healthy and the size! of the plants. I frequently order "on-line" plants, but Classy Groundcovers outdid themselves with my order. Will certainly come back for more in the future!

Plants in bloom!
05/03/2017 By Charles Cammarara
Product reviewed: Border Pinks 'Fire Witch' {3 1/2 in. Pots, min 25}

05/03/2017 As usual, the plants were packaged beautifully, ready for planting and arrived shortly after the order was placed. Each plant was healthy and vigorous, with some already in bloom! All aspects of the process and product are of very high quality!

No unusual shipping concerns for this plant.

FREE SHIPPING - Classy Groundcovers offers free shipping, and your plants never spend more than three days in transit.

Precise delivery - another benefit from shopping with us is that you know how many days delivery will take and can control exactly when your order will be shipped.

Shipping information that applies to all plants:
- Transit Time For Your Shipment (at most 3 days)
- When We Ship
- You May Specify Your Shipping Date
- Lookup Shipping Date and Tracking Information
- Special Delivery Instructions
- No Shipments To: AK, AZ, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA or internationally
- Changing Your Shipping Date
- Accepting Delivery
- Unpacking Your Order
- Returns

Deadheading spent flower heads is recommended to promote extended blooming.

General information that applies to all plants:
- Ground preparation, fertilization, pH
- Planting instructions
- Explanation and description of bare roots
- How to plant bare root plants
- If you cannot plant bare roots right away

10 customer reviews

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Fire Witch'
(AKA Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch', Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Feuerhexe', Cheddar Pinks)

Pronunciation: dy-ANN-thus grah-tee-ah-no-pol-ih-TAY-nus
Product: 1964

FREE SHIPPING!

25 - 249: $5.27 each	250 - 999: $5.07 each
1000 - 2499: $4.82 each	2500 - 4999: $4.72 each
5000 - 9999: $4.56 each	10000 - 19999: $4.31 each
20000+: $4.06 each

In stock.