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Common name maiden pink Family caryophyllaceae Life cycle perennial Flowers pink (spring) Size 6" Light sun Cultural notes well-drained soil From seed germinate at room temperature Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early. detailed seed-starting info below One of the first perennials to grace our garden, our original specimen was a sight to behold in early spring, with its blue-green grass foliage covered in pink flowers, sprawling in a circle almost two foot across. Sadly, it bit the dust last year, so we are trying to re-establish it from seed we collected. So far so good - one of the seedlings is pictured here.

Mid-October, a little bigger, and still going strong

This is 'Arctic Fire', a very different-looking pink, yet easy to grow from seed

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: the lane, driveway bed, rock garden

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2005. Seed for 'Arctic Fire' from '01 garden. Baggy 70F (70%G, 4-7d)

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