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trislynrn Joined: 5/10/2007 Location: Maine Posts: 6	Posted: Jun/20/2007 6:48 PM PST I recieved these two sets of flowers as a gift, I don't know what they are or how to care for them. Please help me identify them before I inadvertently kill them. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

fozbot3 Joined: 1/18/2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 7893	Posted: Jun/20/2007 10:12 PM PST the first looks like a cultivar of dianthus. the second looks like snapdragons. Quote \| Reply \| Report

told2b Joined: 9/12/2006 Location: Northern, NJ Posts: 8355	Posted: Jun/20/2007 11:33 PM PST The first one looks like Dianthus Telstar Picotee. This is a perennial in zones 5-9, grows 6-10" tall, and prefers full sun. Snip off old flowering stems and the top couple inches of foliage after blooming. Foliage will quickly recover and look nice, even into winter. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

poeticpeony Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: NE Ohio, deck chuckin' fool Posts: 9437 Moderator	Posted: Jun/21/2007 1:05 PM PST The dianthus or Sweet William I think is a bienniel. The other are snapdragons. Both are pretty flowers. Quote \| Reply \| Report