Scent First® Tickled Pink Dianthus Plant

Scent First® Tickled Pink is the marketed name for the compact pink cultivar recorded botanically as Dianthus ‘Devon’. It forms an evergreen cushion of fine gray-blue foliage and fragrant, frilled magenta-pink flowers for sunny garden edges and containers. ## Flowers and habit The [cultivar profile](https://www.perennials.com/plants/dianthus-hybrida-scent-first-tickled-pink.html) identifies Tickled Pink as ‘Devon PP11’, with semi-double blooms from spring into early fall and a mature size around 6–10 inches tall by 10–12 inches wide. Its low, compact mound is well suited to borders, rock gardens, alpine troughs, edging, and pots. ## Siting Give it full sun and sharply drained soil; the profile lists normal or sandy soil and USDA zones 5–9. Allow airflow around the foliage, especially in humid weather, and avoid persistently wet soil. ## Maintenance Trim lightly after the main flowering flush to keep the mound compact. Remove spent stems as needed to tidy the plant and encourage continued flowering; water during prolonged dry spells while letting the soil drain between waterings.