| Description | The Perennial Plant Associaton perennial plant of the year for 2006. |
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| Pronunciation | (dye-AN-thus)(grah-tee-an-o-po-li-TAH-nus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, not wet |
| Temperature | foliage color is brightest in the cooler times of the growing season |
| Flowers | fringed, rose pink spicy clove scented |
| Leaves | tight mounds, blue green foliage |
| Dimensions | 6-8" tall forming compact mounds of blue-green foliage. |
| Maintenance | deadheading may promote a rebloom |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | German Hybrid |
| Misc Facts | Genus name is derived from Greek Di (of Zeus or Jove) or dios (god or divine) and antho- (flower) components meaning 'Jupiter's flower or divine flower (www.plantlives.com). |
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