Bring unique color and charm to your garden with Dark Blue Carnation Flower Seeds, an heirloom, non-GMO variety prized for its rich, blue-toned blooms and delicate, clove-like fragrance. Perfect for garden beds, borders, and container planting, these flowers are excellent for cut arrangements and ornamental displays. Easy to grow and long-blooming, carnations are a timeless favorite among gardeners.
Features
- Distinctive Blue Blooms: Produces rich, dark blue flowers that stand out in any garden.
- Heirloom & Non-GMO: Naturally cultivated and true to type for reliable growth.
- Long Blooming Season: Blooms from spring through summer.
- Ideal for Cutting: Excellent for bouquets and floral arrangements.
- Low Maintenance: Easy to grow and drought-tolerant once established.
- Pollinator Friendly: Attracts butterflies and beneficial insects.
Specifications
- Botanical Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
- Common Name: Carnation
- Plant Type: Perennial (often grown as annual)
- Height: 1224 inches (3060 cm)
- Spread: 1012 inches (2530 cm)
- Bloom Time: Spring through summer
- Light Requirements: Full sun
- Soil Requirements: Well-drained, fertile soil
- Watering: Moderate; avoid waterlogging
- Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 610
- Planting Season: Spring after last frost
- Planting Depth: Sow seeds 1/8 inch deep and cover lightly with soil
- Spacing: 1012 inches apart
- Maintenance: Deadhead spent blooms to encourage new flowers; prune lightly after flowering
- Uses: Garden beds, borders, pots, cut flowers, pollinator gardens
Planting Guide
- Prepare soil or containers with well-draining, nutrient-rich soil.
- Sow Carnation seeds about 1/8 inch deep and lightly cover.
- Keep soil moist but not soggy during germination (714 days).
- Place in full sunlight for best color and growth.
- Transplant seedlings when they have 34 true leaves, spacing 1012 inches apart.
- Deadhead regularly to prolong blooming and maintain healthy growth.
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