Dianthus or pinks
are a low growing perennial plants that gets covered in masses of scented pink flowers in the spring.
The pinks prefer several hours of sunlight for optimum growing.
Seedpods can be left to develop on the plant.
Seeds can be left to drop from the seedpod naturally.
Or you can snip off the seedpods and shake out the small black seeds. The seeds can be planted in the spring (slightly under the ground).
You can always start the seeds inside in small pots about 6 weeks before it is time to plant outside.
You can take softwood stem cuttings when the plant starts growing in the spring. Cut a stem with an angle cut, remove any buds, and dip in rooting compound before putting into a pot. Be sure the stem has a few nodes on it, and get a couple of these below the surface of the dirt as this is where the root develops from. I find the best and easiest way to get more plants is to divide the original plant. Dig the clump and pull apart into a few smaller plants and then replant in the new location.
4 gardening comments:
I was amazed how easy it is to grow d\ianthus from seed. I have grown some for the last two years from seed donated to my gardening club
A beautiful plant -- I may try growing some from seed next season. :)
These are a great cool season perennial in my garden. They bloom prolifically from late March - May and then start back up again in the fall through the first hard frost. They get alittle leggy come June,so I just shear them back and they get nice and bushy again. Love that color!
I grew dianthus from seed this year and it went very well. Always nice to find another Canadian gardening blog. Garden till ya drop!
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