{"product_id":"jackson-valentine-fire-pink-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Jackson Valentine Fire Pink - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eJackson Valentine is a selection of our native fire pink with brilliant red, star-shaped flowers that are much showier than the wild plant. It blooms from late spring into early summer and is a reliable hummingbird magnet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe straight species can be short-lived, but this selection has better vigor and persists in the garden. It is compact, about a foot tall, and thrives in sandy, gravelly or rocky spots, slopes and native plantings where other plants struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright, true red, star-shaped flowers about 1.5 inches across, each with five narrow petals notched at the tips, held in loose clusters at the ends of slender, sticky stems. Flowers are scattered across the top of the plant rather than packed tightly. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped and green, 2 to 4 inches long, mostly in a low basal rosette with pairs along the stems. The plant is a compact, upright clump 10 to 14 inches tall and 6 to 10 inches wide. At peak it looks like a small clump of scarlet stars floating above tidy green leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFire pink handles the same lean, well-drained ground as lavender, and its bright red stars bloom just ahead of the lavender, adding a bold contrast along the sunny front edge of a lavender planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun to part shade in dry to medium, well-drained soil; it does well in sandy, gravelly or rocky ground and tolerates drought, clay and shallow soil. Hardy in zones 4-8; avoid heavy mulch around the crown, and let a few flowers go to seed if you want new seedlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silene virginica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brilliant red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, upright clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–14 in tall × 6–10 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724239143208,"sku":"GLLF-PER-49AE4A85-72","price":590.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/jackson-valentine-fire-pink.jpg?v=1790864925","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/jackson-valentine-fire-pink-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}