Carnation: Chabaud Mixed Colors - Seeds & Bulbs

Carnation
Chabaud Mixed Colors
(Dianthus caryophyllus)

The beauty and fragrance of carnations can be in your garden! Combined with elegant, long, skinny , bluish foliage, the wide range of flower colors will add a palette of colors to your garden. Plants produce best color during the second year. Excellent for cutting and drying. One flower per stem.

Flower Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Height: 18"
Width: 18"
Exposure: Full Sun

When to Sow Outside: Plant around the average last day of frost in your area.
When to Sow Inside: 8 - 10 weeks before last spring frost
Seed Depth: Surface
Seed Spacing: 1"
Days to Emerge: 14 to 21
Thinning: When 1" tall thin to 12" apart