Dianthus Tickled Pink

Dianthus ‘Tickled Pink’ is a compact, clove‑scented garden pink bearing abundant double, mid‑pink flowers from late spring into summer over neat, semi‑evergreen mounds of narrow foliage. Thriving in full sun and free‑draining, moderately fertile, neutral to alkaline soils (including sandy or chalky), it excels at the front of borders, in rockeries and containers. Ensure sharp drainage to avoid winter wet; deadhead spent blooms to encourage a longer display and maintain a tidy cushion of foliage in Ireland’s damp spells.

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Full sun

Rate of Growth: Moderate

Soil: Well‑drained, moderately fertile, neutral to alkaline (sandy or chalky); avoid waterlogged soils

Hardiness: Fully hardy in Ireland

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