Sulphur Pink "Yellow Harmony"

Sulphur pink "Yellow Harmony" - Dianthus knappi.
Champion among fragrant plants!
Attracts with beautiful, deeply dissected, fringed petals, collected in corymbose inflorescences of yellow-lemon flowers.
This carnation is used in flowerbeds and borders in both large and small groups. In cut form, in a vase, it stands more than 10 days.
1.0 g = 1150 seeds.

Perennial from the family Caryophyllaceae with a unique colour of inflorescences.
Origin: Balkans, Herzegovina (pastures poor in nutrients, dry meadows).
Cultivated since 1898.
Flower color: golden yellow (sulphur-yellow color appears even brighter at dusk).
Flowering plant height: 35-40 cm.
Foliage: linear-lanceolate, pubescent, light, green.
Distance between plants: 30 cm.
Natural flowering period: June - August.
Winter hardiness zones: Z3 - Z7.
Soil requirements: dry, well-drained
Usage: for rock garden.

Agrotechnics.
Sowing: sow from mid-February to mid-March in boxes with loose substrate, planning about 3 months for growing seedlings. The seeds are not sprinkled with soil, since they need light for germination. Seedlings are kept at a temperature of + 15 + 20 °C. After 3-4 weeks, the grown plants are picked and transferred to a cooler place. They are planted in a permanent place in May-June. It is advisable to temporarily shade the plants. 
Care: light-loving, requires well-drained, moist, humus-rich soil. For optimal supply of nutrients to plants, feed with a solution of complete mineral fertilizer every four weeks. For longer flowering, remove faded inflorescences. 
Flowering: June-October.

Suphur pink. Bot. syn.: Dianthus liburnicus var. knappii Pant.