Patent PP21842 was granted and assigned to Walters Gardens, Inc. on April, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Carnation or Pinks, Dianthus plant named ‘Apple Slice’ with long-blooming, fragrant, highly double flowers and petals with a central rose pink zone surrounded on the outside and usually bisected down the middle with a magenta border. Dianthus ‘Apple Slice’ is tolerant of high temperatures and resists center dying out.