Dendranthema x g. 'Hillside Pink Sheffield'

Mum, Hillside Pink Sheffield

S-PSH

12-36"

June-August

Pale Pink

This perennial gets a soft pink flower with a yellow center.  It is very flexible, doing well in locations that are sunny, shady, wet, or dry.  It is a very hardy mum.

Dianthus deltiodes 'Zing Rose'

Pinks, Zing Rose Maiden

S

6-8"

June-September

Dark Pink

A long-flowering perennial that boasts brilliant pink flowers throughout the summer, this plant works well in almost any location.  Cutting the plant back will encourage it to remain dense.

Dianthus grat. 'Bath's Pink'

Pinks, Bath's Pink Cheddar

S

12-15"

May-June

Pink

This plant is one of the hardiest and best Cheddar Pinks available.  The light pink flowers provide nice spring color, and the green/blue foliage adds interest throughout the summer.

Dianthus grat. 'Firewitch'

Pinks, Firewitch Cheddar

S

6-8"

May-June

Red

This plant is also known as 'Feuerhexe', but it often goes by its easier-to-remember English name.  Its foliage is tinted blue, which contrasts its red flowers nicely.

Dianthus grat. 'Pixie'

Pinks, Pixie Cheddar

S

9-12"

May-September

Pink

This cultivar is an improved selection of Dianthus Spotti.  Why is it improved?  The foliage holds up better, re-blooming occurs faster, and it is called a "cleaner" plant.

Dianthus grat. 'Spotti'

Pinks, Spotti Cheddar

S

6-9"

May-June

Red-White

This Dianthus produces fragrant small red flowers with white spots. A great low-growing species, it starts flowering in the spring.  If it is prevented from going to seed the blooms will resume in the summer.

Dianthus grat. 'Tiny Rubies'

Pinks, Tiny Rubies Cheddar

S

6-9"

May-June

Pink

Tiny Rubies is quickly becoming popular due to its compact form.  It produces double, deep pink flowers in the late spring.  It will continue to flower if kept from going to seed.

Dianthus x allwoodii 'Frosty Fire'

Pinks, Frosty Fire Allwood

S

6-8"

May-October

Red

A beautiful variety of Dianthus, 'Frosty Fire' gets showy double red flowers.  Its foliage is a blue/grey color, which inspired its unique name.  This plant will bloom off and on throughout the growing season.

Dianthus x 'Spangled Star'

Dianthus, Spangled Star

S

8-10"

June-July

Red/Pink

A showy perennial that thrives in well-drained, sunny sites.  Its foliage is blue-gray.  The flower combines red, pink, and white to make an eye-catching display in the garden.

Dicentra eximia

Bleeding Heart, Fringed

SH-PSH

18"

April-September

Pink

A lush native perennial, this plant has attractive Fern-like foliage that does not die back after blooming like the old-fashioned Bleeding Heart.  It blooms throughout most of the growing season.

Dicentra spectabilis

Bleeding Heart, Common

SH-PSH

18-30"

April-May

Pink

This garden classic produces great heart-shaped flowers on arching stems. If it is not kept watered, the plant will go dormant in June, and remain that way until the following spring.

Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'

Bleeding Heart, White Common

PSH

24-30"

May

White

A beautiful spring plant, this old-fashioned favorite does well in a cool, moist location.  During the summer the foliage will go dormant if it gets too dry, but the dormancy will not affect the next year's blooming.

Dicentra x 'Bacchanal'

Bleeding Heart, Bacchanal

PSH

12-18"

May-September

Red

This dwarf Bleeding Heart has the deepest red flowers of the species.  It blooms periodically between May and September.  The foliage on this plant is fringed and ornamental in its own right.

Dicentra x 'Luxuriant'

Bleeding Heart, Luxuriant

S-PSH

12-15"

April-October

Red

This perennial provides brilliant cherry-red blooms throughout the summer.  The foliage is fernlike, and blue/green in color.  A very hardy plant, that is well-suited for any perennial garden.