Dianthus is a special plant with double, lightly scented blooms that resemble mini carnations. Dynasty varieties are wonderful landscape and garden performers that also make fantastic backyard cut flowers since they are very well branched, erect, and robust stemmed. Suitable novelty plants for Mother's Day and Valentine's Day

Scientific Name: Dianthus barbatus interspecific

Common Name: Double Dianthus

Blooming Season:  Early Spring, (March to June) Autumn (September to November).

Spacing: 10 - 12" (25 - 30cm)

Height:16 - 20" (41 - 51cm)

Width: 10" (25cm)

Exposure: Sun

Grower Information: 

Plug crop time           -   4 to 5 weeks

Transplant to finish.   -  8 to 9 weeks

• These outstanding performers in the landscape and garden also make superb backyard cut flowers thanks to their well-branched, upright, and sturdy stems.

• Growth regulators used for potted plant height and tighter umbels work well on fast-blooming plants.

Care

As they grow, seedlings need regular watering. Before planting, add compost to the soil. 

Flowers should be regularly harvested for bouquets or deadheaded to maintain blooms. 

Dianthus needs to be fertilized and watered frequently when planted in containers. 

The plants will continue to blossom all season long as a result. Before planting, improve the soil when growing dianthus in the ground by adding compost.

 Use a time-release fertilizer when planting or use a liquid fertilizer every three to four weeks.