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Carnation seeds can be directly seeded into your flower garden, or started indoors for transplanting later. If planting outdoors, sow them early in the spring after frost season is over. When sowing Carnation seeds, cover lightly with 1/8 inch of fine soil.
Carnations are an 18 - 24 inch tall scarlet flower growing in USDA zones 5 - 10.
Space seeds or seedlings approximately 12 inches apart. Carnations flowers are very easy to grow. They prefer full sun and a rich, well drained soil.
Water them during dry periods, once or twice per week. Add a general purpose fertilizer once or twice a month, but no more than that or you will get too much foliage. Carnations have few problems with insects and disease.
Sow 2 - 3 seeds per plant to begin growing these wonderful scarlet carnation flowers.
Dianthus Caryophyllus Grenadin (Scarlet) - Carnations are grown from flower seed. Carnation seeds can be directly seeded into your flower garden, or started indoors for transplanting later. If planting outdoors, sow them early in the spring after frost season is over. When sowing Carnation seeds, cover lightly with 1/8 inch of fine soil. Space seeds or seedlings approximately 12 inches apart. Carnations flowers are very easy to grow. They prefer full sun and a rich, well drained soil. Water them during dry periods, once or twice per week. Add a general purpose fertilizer once or twice a month, but no more than that or you will get too much foliage. Carnations have few problems with insects and disease.