Dianthus – Hardy Pinks , Sweet William , Carnation ,
The Pinks and the Sweet Williams are still one of the sometime - fashioned favorites for the garden . There are many species and varieties , nearly all of which make dull tuft of grass - like growth .
The Sweet William(Dianthus barbatus ) isgorgeous when in bloom . The former English writers used to say us that the narrow - leaved variety show were called Sweet Johns and the broad - forget sorts Sweet Williams . However , the fragrance and dish of the bloom compensate for the want of knowledge about their namesake . The colour dodging drift from purest clean to fateful Red River with an uncounted number of variation and combination of colors . The pinkish sorting , lie with as Newport Pink , is a very desirable one with a distinct new color which florists call watermelon - pink or salmony - rose . The Sweet Williams grow from 1 foot to 1 1/2 feet tall and bloom all Summer . The flower are order in tumid clusters of flower and those which are reverberate and spotted are very novel .
The Clove or Garden Pinks(D. plumarius)are low growing works which bloom in former Spring . The undivided and double flowers have fringe or jagged flower petal and are very fragrant . The vividness roll from white to bright scarlet and are very dainty , growing above a dense tussock of gray - green , weed - like leaves .
The Chinese Pinks(D. chinensis , varHeddewigii ) isa biennial ; that is , the seed must be imbed every year for have heyday the next . They also have a wide range of people of color and marking and are very pop . The double forms are especially attractive and the petals are often deeply and oddly cut . These sorts want fragrancy . They blossom .later than the others and last till Robert Frost - time .
Another interesting sorting with flowers much like a Carnation isD. latifolius alrococcineus , the Everblooming Sweet William , which has intense deep red , duple flowers . The plants uprise 18 in magniloquent and are constantly in blossom in Summer .
Among the gnome varieties are found the Maiden Pink(D. deltoides),a dwarf trailer with rosy - pinkish or white flowers which open up from , June to August .
How to use Dianthus
The Pinks are very fragrant and free bloomers . They are good for cutting , and for the rock garden , together with the drawfer sorts . All are good for edging or to use in borders .
Where to plant Dianthus
All of the above Pinks , are of well-situated cultivation and except for the Sweet William and the Chinese Pinks , last for many yr . All like a warm grunge and one that will not become too pissed at any metre . The plant will die out quickly if the soil is not well drain . They should be divided often , else the plants will choke themselves out . The Sweet William should be treated as a biennial , seed the seed each year . When not propagate each year the plants and flowers are not as heavy .
How to grow Dianthus from seed
These plants often self - sow . They are all pronto propagated from seeds sown in rich grease in April or May , although good sized plants may be raise from seeded player sow in Midsummer . The double kind must be propagated from cuttings if they are to come true . Layering has proven the easy and certain elbow room of propagating the Garden Pinks(D. plumarins ) .
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