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Fruit Punch Classic Coral
Dianthus 'Classic Coral'
Also called classic coral pinks, fruit punch classic coral pinks and fruit punch classic coral dianthus
Fruit Punch Classic Coral blooms from May through June.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Fruit Punch Classic Coral
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–9. Expect it to reach about 8 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years (a house reading).
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Fruit Punch Classic Coral
Plant Fruit Punch Classic Coral in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 4 to 9, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from May to June.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Fruit Punch Classic Coral get?
8 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwideSee Fruit Punch Classic Coral in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Fruit Punch Classic Coral
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Fruit Punch Classic Coral about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Fruit Punch Classic Coral to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Fruit Punch Classic Coral's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 8 published sources on September 26, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- US plant patent (Google Patents)US Plant Patent PP30,048 (Hans A Hansen for Walters Gardens), via Goog...height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases and toxicity
- Proven Winnersthe introducer's retail brandheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags and soil
- Walters Gardens(the introducer and patent assignee), wholesale catalogueheight, spread, hardiness zones, water, bloom months and color, soil, diseases and pests
- Chicago Botanic GardenPlant Finderhardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags and pests
- Plant Addictssun, water, bloom months and color, soil, diseases and pests
- NC State ExtensionDianthus, genus pagesun, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity
- gardencrossings.comGarden Crossings (Zeeland, Michigan)water, bloom months and color and pests
- ASPCAAnimal Poison Control, Toxic and Non-Toxic Plantstoxicity
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Fruit Punch Classic Coral
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Mildly toxic to dogs and cats: an unknown irritant causes mild stomach upset, and the leaves' saponins can cause mild skin dermatitis in sensitive people. per ASPCA and NC State
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