Jim's Favorite Dianthus ( Carnation )Flower Garden Seeds

Dianthus ( Carnations ) Seed

The name comes from the Greek meaning "divine flowers." Also known as carnations or as Pinks, not for their colour, but for their serrated petal tips which look like they've been pinked.

Dianthus plants may be found as a hardy annual, biennial or perennial and most often used in borders or potted displays, no flower garden is complete without them.

Useful gardening information

Plant pinks in full sun, partial shade or anywhere they will receive at least 6 hours of sun.

The plants need fertile, well-drained soil that is alkaline.

Dianthus should always be started inside, then transplanted outside after danger of frost. As a rule of thumb, start seeds inside 6-7 weeks before the last frost.

Wait until the danger of frost has passed when planting dianthus and place them at the same level they were growing in the pots, with 12 to 18 inches between the plants. Do not mulch around them.

Water them only at the base of the plant to keep the foliage dry and prevent mildew spotting.

TWT256 Fragrant Chabaud Mix ( Dianthus caryophyllus )

Need a lot of carnations for a special occassions, or just for cutting flowers? Then this large mix pack is for you. The mixed colorful frilly blooms in this mix look lovely in the garden or in a vase! Carnation chabaud makes an excellent cut flower or can be used in dried floral arrangements.
Carnation seeds are perfect to grow in the cutting garden. There is no better known flower for cutting than a Carnation! This Dianthus Chabaud Mix has tall, double, fringed flowers that have a lovely spicy scent. The foliage is clump-forming and blue-green in color. Grows about 24 inches tall, perennial for zones 6-9, or grow as annual.

1A464 Coronet White-Purple Eye ( Pelleted Seeds )

Tons of flowers on a compact, mounded plant. Performs best in cool weather. Plant along with other cool-season annuals such as pansies for best flowering.
These are the biggest blooms of any dianthus of this type, with exceptional flower form and a palette of showstopping colour choices. Coronet adds a regal touch to cool-season landscapes, gardens and patio planters. Blooms can reach 2 to 3 inches across. Grows 10 inches tall. Pelleted Seeds for easy germination

JB214 Marie Yellow ( Dianthus caryophyllus )

Grow beautiful Carnations in your own flower garden easily from flower seed! In many parts of the world, the popularity of Carnations is more than any other type of flower including roses. The yellow frilly blooms on this Carnation plant look lovely in the garden or in a vase and are fragrant!
Dianthus Caryophyllus have been a mainstay of floral arrangements for a long time, and this yellow variety makes an excellent cut flower or terrific addition to the flower garden.
USDA Zones:5-10. Height: 18-24 inches.

TCB056 Supra Pink ( Pelleted Seeds )

Supra Pink joins its sister, 2006 AAS Winner Supra Purple, to give us two fantastic colors in an easy-to-grow interspecific dianthus for three-season (spring, summer, fall) garden color. This compact, bushy plant blooms prolifically with novel mottled pink flowers sporting frilly petal edges that hold up even in summer heat and drought. No deadheading needed on this winner.
One judge attempted to deadhead this entry but it re-bloomed too fast to do so! Supra Pink grows to just under a foot in height but is a vigorous grower and will deliver fancy, clear pink flowers for a long time as observed over and over by the AAS Judges. Supra Pink was tested as an annual and won the award based on first-year performance, but similar to other dianthus, it may overwinter in some regions.

JB222 Chabaud Avranchin ( Dianthus caryophyllus )

Every cutting garden needs to have some Carnation seeds started in it! The Dianthus Caryophyllus Chabaud series are tall and perfect for floral arrangement. The Carnation flowers also dry and preserve well. This Dianthus Avranchin variety is a bi-colored bringing both red and a creamy yellow together into one beautiful bloom. This Carnation seed produces double, beautifully scented, fringed flowers that grow as a perennial in frost free zones. Carnation flowers can grow as annuals where winters are cold. Grow carnation flower seeds in borders, planters, cottage gardens and rock gardens.
USDA Zones:6-9. Height: 18-24 inches.

JB208 Chabaud Magenta ( Dianthus caryophyllus )

Your neighbors will ask for some of your Carnation seeds so that they can grow some of the most beautiful cutting flowers for themselves! Dianthus Caryophyllus Chabaud is a tall Carnation that has a long stem making it excellent for cutting and arranging in fresh bouquets. This magenta Carnation flower is intense in color and long-lasting both in the garden and in the vase. A Chabaud Carnation has double, beautifully scented, fringed flowers, and it can grow as a perennial in frost free zones. For areas with cold winters, start Carnation seeds each spring indoors as an annual. Every cutting garden needs this Dianthus Chabaud Carnation!
USDA Zones:6-9. Height: 18-24 inches.

LET551 Maiden Pink White ( Dianthus deltoides )

Maiden Pinks remains green year round with 1 inch fragrant blooms of white concentrated at the top during its blooming season from spring to summer.
A mat-forming species with dark green leaves, and it look marvelous in containers and pots on a porch or patio.
Annual. Height: 8 inches.

LET552 Superb Pink ( Dianthus superbus )

A mix of fringed flowers in shades of red, rose and white. Dianthus Superbus mix is a perennial Dianthus that reaches approximately 16 inches in height. Dianthus Superbus is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. It typically will flower from late spring to early fall and will begin flowering the first year even when started from flower seeds. Commonly called Superb Pink, these Dianthus flowers are heavily fringed and are also very fragrant. Superb Pinks are a great addition for any flower bed or border, creating a lush mound of blooms.
Annual. Height: 16 inches.

SF165 Miss Aroma ( Dianthus caryophyllus )

A fragrant carnation that is compact, and the beautiful double flowers have an absolutely exquisite scent, spread out 6" pots of these in bloom and create a fragrant sensation, grows only 8" tall, annual or perennial to zone 4.

LET414 Cardinal Red ( Dianthus caryophyllus grenadin )

There are so many uses for this attractive, sweet-scented Carnation, so start some from seeds and enjoy these lovely flowers! Grenadin Carnation can be used as a bedding plant, in containers, as an excellent cut flower, or in rock gardens. The scarlet red frilly blooms on this Carnation plant will look lovely in the garden or in the vase! So versatile and easy to grow from flower seed.

D2242CD Sweet William ( Dianthus barbatus )

Spectacular, multi-colored blooms add beautiful color to the summer garden or meadow. Grows in sandy, clay or loamy soil conditions and grows to be about 12-24" tall, making it an extremely versatile variety. This variety is easy to grow and the colorful blooms make for fabulous summer bouquets.
Very sweet fragrant flowers have fringed petals of red, pink, purple or violet. Vase life of 7-10 days. Will bloom in as little as 70 days from seeds.
A perennial for zones 3-8.

JB104 Carpet Snowfire ( Dianthus Chinensis )

AAS winner. Continuously blooms in flushes, smashing white with red eye. Grows to a height of about 8 inches.

TWT163 Raspberry Ripple ( Dianthus Caryophyllus )

This remarkable selection has deliciously fragrant flowers, the double white petals splashed brightly with red and also fringed along their edges, a style known as picotee. It forms a midsized mound of grassy blue-green leaves. Excellent for cutting.

SF344 Ideal Violet F1

1992 AAS Bedding Plant Winner. This time-tested dianthus has held the attention of annual lovers for 15 years. Originally introduced in 1992, Ideal Violet colors a garden with 1½-inch single violet blooms. The reason for this "fan club" is cold and heat tolerance. Ideal Violet was bred in Valence, the South of France, where winter is quite cold and summer is very hot. This was an ideal location to breed a new dianthus. Mr. Guy Lassartesse bred Ideal Violet while exploring interspecific crosses between D. chinensis (China pink) and D. barbatus (Sweet William.) He combined the species looking for earliness to bloom and continuous flowering while plants endured cold temperatures. As summer progressed, Mr. Lassartesse found plants that thrived in the sun-baked earth. These crosses he noted and saved. His observations and hybrid crosses resulted in the crème de la crème Ideal Violet plants.
These petite plants will reach about 10 to 12 inches tall and branch about a foot wide. In southern climates, Ideal Violet can color a fall and winter garden while withstanding considerable cold. Unlike other annuals, Ideal Violet tolerates a wide variation in seasonal temperatures. In northern areas, Ideal Violet deserves a place in the early spring garden next to pansies and violas. Easy to grow with minimum garden care, Ideal Violet is recommended for any container plantings.

SF331 Giant Model Mix ( Dianthus chabaud )

Carnations with flair and fragrance. Features double, frilly fringed flowers with fragrance. Slightly larger plants than most other diantus, stems will reach about 18 inches when flowering.

IP112 Rose Fragrant Carnations ( Dianthus grenadin )

Grenadin Carnations are very popular with florists and are used in corsages, bouquets, and a wide range of floral arrangements. You can grow this lovely rose colored carnation from flower seed in your own garden. They grow big, full blooms on strong, straight stems. They feature a blue-gray foliage that stays attractive even when the blooms are finished. Their blooms last a long time whether left in the garden or cut for the vase. Also has a wonderful spicy clove-like fragrance. Good drainage is essential for winter hardiness. Grows 18-24" tall, annual or perennial to zone 5.

AW53 Chinese Pinks ( Dianthus chinensis )

Also known as Rainbow Pink, this Dianthus comes from China and produces single to semi-double flowers in shades of white, pink, red, salmon and burgundy. Great for beds & borders, the cottage garden and the fragrant garden. Provide afternoon shade in hot climates, and keep regularly watered.

Like Baby Doll, this is one of the most versatile flowers we have ever seen. It has beauty and fragrance, can be grown as a bedding plant, basket plant or even as a ground cover.

This compact and low-growing Dianthus variety has very large, single flowers with serrated petals. Colors include crimson, rose, red, white and bicolors. Flowers have a clove-jasmine scent and are ideal for the fragrant garden. Attracts bees and butterflies.

SF296 Japanese Pinks ( Dianthus Heddewigii Black & White )

A beautiful Dianthus, enjoy its bold statement in the flower border. Dianthus Heddewiggii is often referred to as Japanese Pinks. The name Pink does not refer to the color but rather to the serrated edges which look like they have been cut with pinking shears. This Dianthus is an elegant, bushy, uniform plant, with bluish-green foliage and large double flowers that are black and white and stunning! This is one of the most attractive Dianthus flowers available.

FA101 White Bridal Carnations ( Dianthus Caryophyllus Grenadin )

Grow your own wedding carnations! Compact mounding plant, large double pure white flowers, feathery green leaf, continuous bloomer, grows 10" tall, ready in 12 weeks from seed.
Probably one of the whitest Carnations you will ever see, this makes an excellent cut flower, and it is easily established from seeds. Carnations also make wonderful bedding and border plants and have a spicy-sweet fragrance and are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Throughout the centuries the popularity of Carnation flowers has remained undiminished, and they continue to be one of the most well-known flowers for cutting.
Annual.

IP119 King of Blacks ( Dianthus Caryophyllus )

King of Blacks Carnation is a dark reddish purple color that is becoming the rave across the country. It is the darkest of a reddish purple color and has the appearance of black velvet with a blue-gray foliage. Easy to grow from flower seed and wonderfully colored and sweetly scented attracting bees and butterflies. This Grenadin Carnation flower makes a dramatic statement to any cut flower arrangement. The strong stemmed plants are bushy and grow to approximately 24 inches, bearing lots of medium size, rich colored, spicy scented blooms. Hardy in zones 5 - 10 as a biennial or annual in zones 4 or colder.

IP111 Chabaud La France ( Dianthus Caryophyllus )

Chabaud La France has double, fringed flowers that have a lovely spicy scent. The foliage is clump-forming and blue-green in color with long, wiry, sturdy stems that make it perfect for cutting. Can be grown as a perennial in frost free zones, or grow as an annual where winters are cold. Grow Carnation flower seeds in borders, planters, cottage gardens and rock gardens. Grows 24" tall, annual or perennial to zone 6.

3549 Rainbow Loveliness ( Dianthus hybrida )

Bred by the famous Allwood Nursery, the most highly fragrant flowers in the world, luscious fringed blooms, full color range, bloom first year, grows 15" tall, annual or perennial to zone 5.

3553 Sweetest Silver ( Dianthus sp. )

Cascading, clove scented 3" double blooms, silver blue leaf, mix of many colors, grow as annual for baskets. Blooms in 12 weeks from seed

TWT232 Spring Beauty Cottage Pinks ( Dianthus Plumarius )

Sweetly clove-scented flowers have a velvety or satiny sheen. Loosely mounding perennial for edging the borders, rock gardens or in Container. Narrow blue gray foliage and white, pink or red spicy fragranced flowers from spring to summer.
Fragrant, fringed double and semi-double blooms in a range of pinks, reds and white, are wonderful reminders of old-fashioned English "cottage pinks or grass pinks". Cottage Pinks establish easily from seeds, and they work well for edging, in the front of the border, used as a ground cover plant, for rock gardens and to interplant in rock walls. Does very well in pots and baskets. Grows about 12 inches tall.