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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Dianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack'
Heart Attack Perennial Sweet William
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available DianthusItem #: 4368
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This PDN introduction came to us around 1990 from former garden curator, James Stevenson. Unlike most biennial Sweet Williams, our original clump is now over 15 years old. With so many folks asking about it, we finally got busy propagating and officially introduced it in 2001. Dianthus 'Heart Attack' starts flowering in early spring and continues for months with brilliant red-black, carnation-like, hummingbird-acclaimed flowers atop glossy, dark green, strap-like foliage. Unlike biennial Dianthus barbatus we have grown, Dianthus 'Heart Attack' keeps returning and getting better each year.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Red
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Xeriscaping Plants