Dianthus caryophyllus L.
Garden carnation "Fragrance mix" - Dianthus caryophyllus.
Graceful and fragrant, terry mixture of annual carnations!
A perennial plant grown as an annual (in our northern climate).
Plants are quite compact, about 25 cm high. Leaves with a gray-blue coating. Terry flowers of a wide variety of colors and shades with a noble aroma. Blooms from July to October. Used as a carpet annual and potted plant. Great cutting material.
Agricultural technology.
The plant prefers an open sunny position. Tolerates frost down to minus -2-3°C. Soils prefers drained, loose. Does not tolerate waterlogged soil and stagnant water.
Sowing of seeds is carried out in January-February in boxes, lightly sprinkling them with wet sand. At a soil temperature of +18+20°C shoots appear in 7-14 days. Seedlings dive in the phase of two or three true leaves. Seedlings are planted in a permanent place in May, maintaining a distance between plants of 15-20 cm.