Dianthus Sweetie Pie PP 27989 4b followed by really small purple

followed by really small purple cotton bolls

Between the gold and the green is a small wiggly white line (like you see driving home when you shouldn't be on the road) that intensifies with summer heat

Salvia chamaedryoides is truly one of our favorite plants we would not garden without

discovered in the late 1980s by UK nurseryman Robert Potterton as a sport on Phlox subulata 'Alexander's Surprise'

Perhaps this accounts for the popularity of this plant in parts of northern Alabama and eastern Texas

Dianthus Sweetie Pie PP 27989 4b followed by really small purpleDianthus 'Sweetie Pie', from our friends at Walters Gardens, is truly a sight to behold in flower. The dense 18" wide mound of ever grey foliage is topped, starting for us in mid April with a yuuuge number of semi double, sweetly fragrant, pink flowers on 10" stalks. Good drainage and plenty of sun are the keys to a long and intimate relationship with your 'Sweetie Pie'.