Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
Origin
India
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
Dianthus chinensis, Dianthus deltoides
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Number of Varieties
300-
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Waste areas
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
A2, A3, H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Fuchsia
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, organic fertlizers, Water soluble fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Insects
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
pollinators
Allergy
Asthma
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
DIANTHUS
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Common Name
Dianthus, Garden Spice Fuchsia Dianthus
Ukiuki, uki
In Hindi
Dianthus
Ukiuki
In German
Dianthus
Ukiuki
In French
Dianthus
Ukiuki
In Spanish
Dianthus
Ukiuki
In Greek
Dianthus
Ukiuki
In Portuguese
Dianthus
Ukiuki
In Polish
Dianthus
Ukiuki
In Latin
Dianthus
Ukiuki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Liliales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Dianthus
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Caryophylleae
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Subfamily
Caryophylloideae
Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
30041
1
27800
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