Sweet William or Dianthus bearded - a perennial flower, whose petals may have scalloped or fringed edge. The most valuable varieties are plants with double flowers. Culture is quite unpretentious, but its cultivation is necessary to consider some features.
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Features of cultivation
Carnation blooms from early summer for 1.5-2 months. The flowers are collected in inflorescence Highbush shaped, spicy flavor. They may be of different colors: from pale to burgundy. There are also white, pink and fawn Dianthus. The most popular varieties, the center of which is painted a contrasting shade that creates a sense of "eye."
cultivation Features:
- This perennial flower in the first year it only appear green rosette. Dianthus bloom begins only at the beginning of next season.
- Sow a plant in the open ground in June. To do this, choose the right place and prepare the ground. Culture prefers open lighted areas with fertile, well-drained soil. Sow the seeds of better in the ranks, leaving a distance of about 15 cm between them. Before the advent of the first seedling flower bed is better to cover a special film or material. Too thick to thin out the seedlings to be and transplanted. The plant will take excellent transplant.
- By the end of the summer-grown carnations transplanted to prepared beds. They can be planted already densely to obtain a dense carpet and eliminate weed growth.
- Carnation does not necessarily sow in late summer, this can be done before winter. Then, the seeds should be laid in dry ranks. If the weather is severe drought, the flower can be poured. But excessive dampness can not be tolerated, or may rot rosette.
- Propagated by self-seeding culture. Upon completion of flowering and ripening seeds are sown in a natural way into the soil. If this method of reproduction is suitable gardener, then cloves should immediately select a permanent dwelling place.
- When the seeds are not needed, grown buds should be cut off. In this case, the landing will carefully look flowers can reappear on them. If the seeds are needed, it is not necessary to cut the boxes. The collected seeds newly sown in the flower bed. This can be done on a regular basis to receive annually abundant flowering and the desired colors.
- If the plant is planted in fertile soil, in the first year of feeding is not required, but the complex mineral fertilizers can be made if necessary. Feed the flower can be in the spring of the second year. In this case, suitable fertilizer for flowering plants.
- After a winter knotted flower stalks are drawn, and creep along the ground. They can be sprinkled with soil, to have turned a new outlet.
- This variety of cloves is distinguished by its height. The highest plants can reach 50-60 cm. Undersized height of 15-20 cm. On this basis, the flowers are used as ground cover plants for creating rock gardens, borders and beds.
Dianthus special care is not required. The main thing - to thoroughly clean a bed of weeds. In winter, a bed covered with a wooden shield and remove the spring and loosen the soil.
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