To All,

I moved into a new home May of last year and discovered that the
previous homeowners planted Dianthus in their rock garden. However,
since we moved in last May I have never seen it bloom any flowers. It
looks healthy and green. Last week I sprinkled some starter fertilizer
on top and since then I have seen some slight awakening (it looks like
its pointing upwards). I wanted to plant more of it and took a
speciman to a garden center. Yep, they said it was definately
Dianthus, "Cheddar Pinks" to be specific. Now the soil they are in is
kind of acidic, composed of maybe 2 inches topsoil and then mostly
clay. I realize that you need good drainage but there is nothing I can
do now. I was told the Cheddar Pinks ARE perennials.

My questions a
1. Why isn't the existing Dianthus blooming? (They normally bloom in
early summer)
2. What can I do to help the existing Dianthus bloom like its supposed
to ?

Thanks!

Mark