When I moved into this lovely abode, I inherited some plants. Some were in the ground, some were in pots. Then there was this one pot out front which didn't seem to contain much of anything. I planted some extra yarrow in it at one point, before discovering that there was actually something else in there.
I keep forgetting what that other thing is, though, because it spends nearly 95% of the year being dead, so really this is just a pot full of yarrow.
Having just yarrow in here doesn't make for the most spectacular presentation though, and there's a bit of space at the back of the pot that never really filled in, so...
I think a dianthus should be about perfect for adding a bit more height and variety.
And this is partial shade, in a container, with about a 12x12 space to grow into. Seems like the perfect fit, so in it goes.
Yup, that'll do the trick.
This dianthus was mostly just an impulse buy, though. I actually went down to the nursery to pick up a replacement lantana.
Most of my lantana survived the winter, if only just, but this one here in the front was looking a bit too far gone to hope for a recovery. It's a good thing these are only $15.
This variety is apparently "Rose" instead of "Confetti" like the others, but as far as I can tell it looks the same so they probably just call it different things for marketing purposes.
Anyway, in the ground it goes. I really need to be more careful when planting these though, as the green branches are really prone to breaking off.
It's fine though, it'll grow in nicely. And with a little luck, it might even survive the winter.
Or maybe a lot of luck.
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