«Chabaud White» - Organic Carnation Seeds

This delicate white Carnation can be easily grown by starting Carnation seeds in the early spring. Dianthus 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. Dianthus Caryophyllus Chabaud Carnations grow 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.

 

For Carnation flowers the first year, start Dianthus seeds indoors 10 - 12 weeks before the last frost, planting 2 - 3 flower seeds per pot or cell. Cover the Carnation seeds with no more than 1/16 inch of soil and keep the seeds moist until germination. Move seedlings to a cool, bright place to continue growing, then harden the Carnation plants off in the garden a week or two before the last frost. Where winters are mild, Carnation seeds may be planted outdoors spring through early fall. Removing spent flowers encourages continued blooming. Carnations can self-sow their own flower seeds.