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Paint the Town Fancy
Dianthus 'Paint the Town Fancy'
Also called paint the town fancy pinks and paint the town fancy dianthus
Paint the Town Fancy blooms from May through June.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Paint the Town Fancy
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 16 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 Paint the Town Fancy
Plant Paint the Town Fancy 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 Paint the Town Fancy get?
8 intall5 ft 7 inan adult16 inwideSee Paint the Town Fancy 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 Paint the Town Fancy
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Paint the Town Fancy about 16 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Paint the Town Fancy 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
Paint the Town Fancy's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 7 published sources on September 23, 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.
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Finderheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases and pests
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity
- US plant patent (Google Patents)US Plant Patent PP34,503 (Hans A Hansen for Walters Gardens), via Goog...height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil and diseases
- Walters Gardens(the introducer and patent assignee), wholesale catalogueheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, soil, diseases and pests
- Proven Winnersthe introducer's retail brandheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags and soil
- Sooner Plant Farmbloom months and color
- 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 Paint the Town Fancy
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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