Queen of Sheba, with Tiny Rubies.

Dianthus 'Queen of Sheba' (above) was battered by the last two days of wind storm. There are a lot of down branchlets, and shredded leaves around the garden. Things seemed to calm down during the night last evening. 'QOS' showed a bit of damage, with stems flopping over to the side, but otherwise looking pretty royal. It is interesting that as the flowering has progressed, the flowers are showing more and more red, until the latest flowers to open hardly have any white on them at all.

Dianthus 'Tiny Rubies' has come into its own (below) with a scattering of miniature flowers, which though not prolific, are charming. Its size helped it tolerate the beating from the winds with aplomb. I bet it would look great as a mass planting, such as a big swath or a thick band of them bordering a patio.