Carnations Dianthus caryophyllus

LATIN NAME: Dianthus caryophyllus

COMMON NAME: Carnation

The carnation opens its fringed, clove-scented, pink flowers on the slender stems, and the grey-green leaves clothe the base of the plant. The upright, clump-forming, perennial plant carries the narrow, linear, grey-green leaves and the solitary or few, fringed, clove-scented, pink, red, white or yellow flowers on the slender, jointed stems through the summer, one of the fine, bright sights of the border and the cut-flower patch, drawing the bees. The flowers have a very long record as the fine, lasting cut flowers of the old gardens, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the border. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The carnation is a historic subject of the plant science, and the fringed flowers keep showing up in the work on the cut-flower perennials. The way the fringed, clove-scented, pink, red, white or yellow flowers form on the slender, jointed stems has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the cut-flower perennials, the scented pinks and the members of the pink family. The narrow, grey-green leaves and the clump-forming habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the carnation is a regular subject of the work on the fringed flowers of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The carnation is a fine, bright plant of the border and the cut-flower patch. The fringed, clove-scented, pink, red, white or yellow flowers open through the summer, one of the fine, bright sights of the border, drawing the bees, and the slender stems come to the vases as the fine, lasting cut flowers of the old gardens. It is one of the fine choices for the border, the cut-flower patch and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the fringed flowers and the very long history. It is a fine, bright plant of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.

Give the young plants the deep, well-drained bed, and the fringed flowers will open in the first summer.

To grow the carnation from seed, sow the small, black seeds just below the surface of the pot of fine, sandy soil, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, well-drained ground, the fringed flowers will open through the summer.

(Carnation) Clove-scented flowers were once used to flavour ales and wines, especially celebration cups at coronations. Clove-pink syrup, made by infusing the petals in a hot sugar syrup, is delectable on fruit salads or stewed fruits. is a mixture of pink, red and white double flowers.

The Carnation is available in a huge range of colors. Best variety for the city -greening and border-planting. They can be plandt all year round for the strong cold-endurance and wide adaptability. Easy to care indoor cultivate all year round as well
Clove-scented flowers were once used to flavour ales and wines