Sweet William "Scarlet Beauty"
China Carnation "Scarlet Beauty" - Dianthus barbatus.
Herbaceous plant with numerous knotted stems, 35-50 cm in height. The stems are straight, strong, the leaves are sessile, lanceolate with a gray-blue tint. The flowers are velvety, fragrant, dark red, collected in dense corymbose inflorescences.
Winter-hardy, prefers well-lit areas with light fertile soils, can grow in partial shade. Propagated by sowing seeds in the ground in spring or before winter. The optimum temperature for seed germination is +20 °C. Shoots appear in 7-10 days. Seedlings dive or pull through, maintaining a distance of 5 cm between them. The grown plants are seated in a permanent place.
Used for flower beds, borders and high quality cuts.
Herbaceous plant with numerous knotted stems, 35-50 cm in height. The stems are straight, strong, the leaves are sessile, lanceolate with a gray-blue tint. The flowers are velvety, fragrant, dark red, collected in dense corymbose inflorescences.
Winter-hardy, prefers well-lit areas with light fertile soils, can grow in partial shade. Propagated by sowing seeds in the ground in spring or before winter. The optimum temperature for seed germination is +20 °C. Shoots appear in 7-10 days. Seedlings dive or pull through, maintaining a distance of 5 cm between them. The grown plants are seated in a permanent place.
Used for flower beds, borders and high quality cuts.
China Carnation, Sweet William.