Corylus avellana 'Webster' ~ Webster Hazelnut high-water Dash White Dianthus is a

Dash White Dianthus is a compact perennial with deep green foliage and sturdy hairy stems

Watch for powdery mildew

Flower spikes covered with tiny fragrant blue-purple flowers bloom freely from late spring into fall attract butterflies

Foliage is toxic if ingested

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Corylus avellana 'Webster' ~ Webster Hazelnut high-water Dash White Dianthus is aWebster Hazelnut is a multi trunked compact deciduous tree with an open canopy and an early to mid season pollinizer. The strong production of medium sized nuts have excellent quality and very popular to use with chocolate. The showy male flowers bloom on catkins in late winter into spring before the leaves come in. Grows best in rich, moist, well drained soils. McDonald can produce 20+lbs of nuts and has a high resistance to filbert blight and bud