cheddar pink

Water Cheddar Pink deeply and regularly. Make sure to water the plants every week, and make sure the soil is always moist but not wet. In dry climates, the soil should be watered up to 2-3 inches per week. In hotter climates, more water may be necessary. Make sure to water plants evenly so each plant gets enough water. During the hottest days of summer, it might be necessary to water the plants more frequently. During the colder months, water less frequently but be sure to keep the soil from drying out.

Cheddar pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Grandiflorus') is a sun-loving plant species that thrives in full sun and does best with 6-8 hours of direct sunlight each day. If it can't get that amount, it will still grow but it may become lanky and have less flowering. In areas that get a lot of sun, such as full southern sun in the summer months, it is best to provide some afternoon shade to prevent the plant from wilting in the intense heat of the sun.

Cheddar pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Grandiflorus') should be pruned once a year, ideally in the spring after flowering, to encourage a fuller, bushier growth. Pruning should involve cutting back the stems to just above the green foliage, leaving roughly 2-3 inches of new growth. Deadheading the spent blooms may also be necessary to encourage more blooms to form. Pruning too aggressively may reduce flowering for that season, so exercise caution when pruning.