red dianthus varieties
Searching for the best red dianthus varieties for your New Zealand garden? Dianthus, commonly known as pinks or carnations, are cherished for their vibrant blooms, sweet fragrance, and reliable performance in beds, borders, and containers. Red dianthus varieties bring bold colour and charm, transforming any landscape with pops of crimson, burgundy, or scarlet. Whether you’re seeking dramatic groundcovers, eye-catching perennial accents, or compact blooms for pots, the rich tones and enduring beauty of red dianthus cultivars make them a top choice for gardeners who appreciate style and versatility.
Dianthus Memories
Dianthus Memories is a scented variety of Carnation that features masses of double, white, highly fragrant flowers. These stunning flowers are produced from spring through until late summer on short stems that rise above the foliage. This award-winning plant grows as a low mound of grassy, green-grey leaves which serve as a lovely backdrop to the flowers as it grows to 30 cm tall and the same wide. Dianthus Memories is a popular herbaceous perennial that is often grown in a container, included in borders and mixed plantings, mass planted for a spectacular show, or included in gardens around living areas.
From $16.13
Callistemon 'Red Alert'
Callistemon 'Red Alert' is a compact evergreen shrub admired for its brilliant red bottlebrush flowers that appear from spring into summer. The vivid blooms create a bold splash of colour against fine green foliage and attract birds to the garden. Well suited to New Zealand conditions, this hardy and reliable variety adds strong visual impact, making it ideal for borders, low hedging, and sunny feature plantings.
From $26.93
