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Carnations

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Carnation Flower Lemon with red ruffles
Carnation Flower Lemon with red ruffles

Carnation Plants and Flowers

Widely sold as cut flowers, Carnations plants are also popular as garden plants, although slightly different varieties are mostly used.

Growing Carnations is not difficult, they do well in raised garden beds and should not be mulched.

Carnations are a much loved and we think, underrated plant. Carnations make fantastic cut flowers, look great in the garden and are actually fairly easy to grow.

Flowers are generally large 5 – 8 cm and many grow on long stems which make them great for picking as cut flowers.

When we talk about Carnation flowers we usually mean the Border Carnations, these are cultivars of Dianthus caryophyllus and have larger flowers and longer stems than the species.

Carnation flower care

The flowers of these pretty plants will last much longer when cut, if glucose enriched water with a dash of bleach (we use ‘White King’) is used.

Carnation Flower
Carnation Flower

Carnation plant Care

Long lasting blooms with a nice fragrance make carnations a favourite in corsages and floral arrangements.

Full sun and a rich well drained soil are the best growing conditions and carnations make great border plants and look great in rock gardens.

Carnations are suitable for growing in containers and pot sand can be fed with liquid fertilizers such as seaweed based fertilizers. Prune carnations of spent flowers back to the base.

Plants are available for sale from the following nurseries


Tesselaar Bulbs
TESSELAAR BULBS - Phone: 1300 428 527
357 Monbulk Road SILVAN VIC 3795
Guaranteed "garden worthy" bulbs, plants and perennials. Visit the website to browse our large range of daffodils or request the latest free catalogue.
www.tesselaar.net.au
White House Nursery
WHITE HOUSE NURSERY - Jess Exiner & Peter Harris
412 James Lane, Fern Hill VIC. 3458 - Phone 0419002651
Large range of Rare plants, Climbers, Bulbs, Perennials Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Available both Retail and by Mail Order 
www.whitehousenursery.com.au
Garden Express
GARDEN EXPRESS - phone :1300 606 242
470 Monbulk-Silvan Road Monbulk VIC 3793
"Guaranteed mail order flowering bulbs, perennials, roses, trees, landscaping plants, garden accessories and community fundraising Austra lia-wide."
www.gardenexpress.com.au

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