Maiden pink

Dianthus deltoides

Maiden pink is a perennial for edging, groundcover, suited to full sun and loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering Jun, Jul, Aug.

Where to use it in a border

At around 20 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 30 cm of room to spread, roughly 3 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 3a to 9a and rated H6 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, sandy soil, chalk soil, pollinator-friendly plants.

Border Builder uses Maiden pink's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Burnet 'Tanna'to flower when it does not
• Common Knapweedto flower when it does not
• Coneflower 'Cheyenne Spirit'for height behind it
• Coneflower 'Pow Wow Wild Berry'to flower when it does not
• Field scabiousto flower when it does not
• Globeflowerto flower when it does not

Garden styles

Cottage garden Meadow Native Wildlife garden