Dianthus Indian Carpet Mix

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Dianthus indian carpet mix. Dianthus barbatus indian carpet mix plant common name. That is one reason for a neutral rating. Can be programmed to flower from april to september. The indian carpet mix is fragrant and fast spreading.

Sown in early spring it will produce flowers from early summer usually in around 10 weeks from sowing. With its dwarfed height indian carpet mix makes excellent border plantings this beautiful biennial or short lived perennial is a lovely example of the diversity of popular garden flowers dianthus. Sweet william dianthus barbatus is a short lived perennial native to southern europe and long prized in gardens for its flat topped heads of colorful often spotted flowers. Grown as a biennial it will bloom in the second year after planting often self seeding year after year in your garden.

High resolution image 810 43 kb. Dianthus barbatus indian carpet mix sweet william single flowers in a wide range of colors over compact plant. Banks and slopes city cottage informal beds and borders garden edging gravel containers coastal roof terrace flower arranging. 3 9 characteristics attributes.

This is only the second year i ve had them. Carnations must have full sun and rich soil with absolutely perfect drainage. The other is that while the plants got huge this year the middles are all floppy bare and have yellow leaves. I planted three of the indian carpet mix and got basically one variety of dianthus.

With an abundance of star shaped frilly flowers and a delicate scent dianthus are versatile easy to grow and as indian carpet is compact they are great in pots and containers as well as in beds and borders. While they are nice i did want the different colors all together. You won t need to spend hours in the garden tending to these dianthus simply plant water and grow. Alternatively grow it as a biennial for blooming in the following spring.

This short lived perennial is ideal for cottage garden borders. Sweet william seeds indian carpet mix sweet william dianthusthis unique dwarf mix of sweet william seeds offers a beautiful mix of short stemmed bi color blooms in shades of pinks and red. Dianthus barbatus indian carpet series sweet william indian carpet series will reach a height of 0 2m and a spread of 0 25m after 2 5 years. Indian carpet is a compact seed grown strain of.

Dianthus barbatus indian carpet mixed can be treated either as a biennial or as a half hardy annual. Once established they ll reward you with bouquet after bouquet. First year flowering dianthus with no vernalization required. Remove spent flowers to encourage new buds.

Old fashioned sweet william has been grown as a perennial for years. Versatile series fits into annual or perennial programs for spring. Perfect for a mass planting or the front of any garden bed. Compact branching habit fully winter hardy.