Dianthus plumarius - GARDEN PINK

Old fashioned plant with fragrant flowers (pink tones). For sunny garden, drained soils, drier edges, rock and crevice gardens.

Blooming Time: May/June (very late spring to early summer)
Size: 1-1.5' tall tall x 1' wide, gray leaves form low dense mat
USDA Zones: probably 3-8
Culture: sun, half sun, prefers drained to well drained soil with average moisture (medium) to medium-dry soil. Average, sandy, rocky, gritty soils. Avoid waterlogged soils! Very drought tolerant once established. Avoid heavy mulching with organic material - can cause crown rot. It likes to creep out of the bed and lean on the rock, edge, wood edge, where the stems stay dry.
Moisture Needs: medium (average), medium-dry to dry. 
Origin: calcareous mountains of Central Europe from Italy to Poland
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / rabbits occasionally nibble on this plant, but don't destroy it
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes, pollinator friendly, but not pollinator magnet
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Plant Combinations: Edges of flower beds with drier or drained soil, rock garden, bigger crevice gardens, xeriscape. Looks well with rocks. Good with shorter, Echinacea, Achillea, shorter Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, smaller Baptisia, Calamintha, Coreopsis, Gaura, bearded Iris, Knautia, Liatris, Nepeta, Oenothera, Peaonia, Penstemons, Platycodon, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, tall Sedum,  Stachys, Veronica, Yucca, and grasses like Bouteloa, Muhlenbergia, Sporobolus, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum.

Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture Copyright: Ecelan, Commons Wikipedia