Dianthus
Very beautiful and fragrant flowers. The genus embracesCarnations, Pinks, Picotees, and Sweet Williams. The soil most suitable for them is a light, loamy one, mixed with a little rotten dung and sand....
suitable for them is a light, loamy one, mixed with a little rotten
dung and sand. It is well to confine the rarer kind to pots, so as
the better to protect them in winter. They are propagated by layers,
cuttings, or division of roots. If the cuttings are taken about the
middle of June, and placed under glass on a gentle hotbed, they will
be ready in about three weeks to plant out in the open. The annuals
and biennials merely require sowing where they are intended to bloom.
Flower in July. Height, 1-1/2 ft. to 2 ft.
Share this guide
Help another gardener grow something good.
Related guides
Zephyranthes (Swamp Lilies)
Plant on a warm border in a rathersandy, well-drained soil. Give protection in severe weather, and supply with water during the growing season. Take up and divide every second or third year. The flowe...
Zea Japonica Variegata (Striped Japanese Maize)
A fine half-hardyannual ornamental grass, the foliage being striped green and white, and growing to the height of 3 ft. The cultivation is the same as the foregoing.
Zea (Indian Corn)
This is best raised in a hotbed early in spring,but it will germinate in ordinary soil in May. It requires a sunny situation. Height, 2 ft. to 3 ft.