The LSU AgCenter has pick out Jolt genus Dianthus ( Dianthus barbatus interspecific ) as a 2019 fall Louisiana Super Plant . This cool - season bedding plant life is great for full Sunday to fond sun exposure . Jolt has an upright and mound growing habit , with flora growing 16 to 18 inches magniloquent with a 12 - to-14 - inch scatter . Jolt genus Dianthus is an excellent boner for your landscape painting this downfall , and its gorgeous prime should last from October to May .
Some of the best cool - season bedding plant uncommitted in Louisiana are interspecific dianthus , and the Jolt series is no exception . Jolt propose a more summary interspecific genus Dianthus when compared to Amazon dianthus ( also named a Louisiana Super Plant in 2010 ) . saccade genus Dianthus will preserve to bloom and look good well into early summer when other dianthus project in the towel , have you that extra push to carry your landscape painting into the warm time of year .
jar dianthus can be planted in former fall in Louisiana landscapes . Like most of the vulgar bedding plants we use in Louisiana landscapes , they are susceptible to uttermost freezing temperatures in wintertime , so be certain to take appropriate actions if it gets too cold . However , Jolt dianthus will continue through normal Louisiana wintertime . jounce can also be planted in belated winter , around February , for an amazing tonic of colouring material throughout the leaping and early summer .
Aside from the spectacular bloom colour , which come in Cherry , Pink and Pink Magic , Jolt dianthus have excellent dark fleeceable leaf that provides additional pop to the bloom color . Jolt is also with child for attracting butterflies to any landscape .
AgCenter trials at the Hammond Research Station have get hold Jolt tolerates the heat substantially than most interspecies dianthus , and it is an easy - concern plant with minimal maintenance needs . This genus Dianthus is a very reliable performing artist in all areas of Louisiana .
saccade dianthus grows in USDA hardiness zones 7 to 11 .
implant them 8 to 12 inch apart in levy beds and assure equal water . To ensure uninterrupted high- lineament flowering , flora in full sun in a well - drained stain with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5 . Another fringe benefit of Jolt is that it does not need deadheading , although this will encourage new blooms . With its upright mounding riding habit , Jolt can be grown as a border planting in landscape painting beds , or it can be used in container . Jolt genus Dianthus also makes great cut blossom for arrangements .
Jolt is a low - maintenance industrial plant that does n’t require much care . you may use a slow - liberation plant food incorporate into the soil at embed time to ensure uniform growth . you’re able to also affix with liquid feed as need to keep plant look their best . Jolt genus Dianthus can be ejaculate - acquire or purchased in leaping from local nurseries .
jar dianthus is available in three vivacious colors : Jolt Cherry , Jolt Pink and Jolt Pink Magic .
The Louisiana Super Plant program is an AgCenter educational and merchandising run that highlights tough and beautiful plant that perform well throughout the DoS of Louisiana . Moreover , the Louisiana Super Plant program is plump for by Certified Louisiana , which is a Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry political platform that promote locally produced agricultural products .
Each outflow and fall , AgCenter horticulturists foretell the Louisiana Super Plant selections for that year . Louisiana Super Plants have a proven rails track record with many years of reliable performance in Louisiana landscapes and have gone through several years of university evaluations and reflection . face Jolt genus Dianthus and all the other Louisiana Super Plants at your local greenhouse and garden center .
Source : LSU College of Agriculture ( Heather Kirk - Ballard )
