Fragrant & Aromatic

Dianthus flowers seeds are wonderfully fragrant, filling the air with sweet aromas that enhance your outdoor experience. Use these flower seeds to plant outside to create a sensory garden, making it a serene escape. Some varieties have a spicy, clove-like scent.

Great for Cut Flowers

Bring the beauty of your garden indoors! Carnations make stunning and long-lasting cut flowers, adding elegance to any bouquet or floral arrangement. Plant dianthus and enjoy a constant supply of fresh blooms. Transform your living space with the charm of carnations.

Drought-Resistant

Looking for low-maintenance beauty? These dianthus seeds grow into drought-resistant plants due to their deep roots, waxy leaves, and moisture-storing stems great for water-wise gardens and busy gardeners. Native to the Mediterranean, they thrive in dry soils with minimal water.

Vibrant Blooms

Immerse yourself in a rainbow of colors! Carnation seeds produce vibrant blooms in a range of shades, from soft pastels to bold and brilliant hues with ruffled petals to add texture and charm, creating a stunning visual display. Add a touch of life with these flower seeds.

Carnation (Dianthus Caryophyllus Grenadin Scarlet) - There are so many uses for this attractive, sweet-scented Carnation, so start some Dianthus seeds and enjoy these lovely flowers! Grenadin Carnation can be used as a bedding plant, in containers, as an excellent cut flower, or in rock gardens. The scarlet red frilly blooms on this Carnation plant will look lovely in the garden or in the vase! Dianthus Caryophyllus are so versatile and easy to grow from flower seed.

Carnation flower seeds can be directly sown into your flower garden, or started indoors for transplanting later. If planting outdoors, sow the flower seeds in the spring after frost season is over. For indoors, start the Carnation seeds 6 weeks before the end of frost season. When sowing Carnation flower seeds, cover them lightly with fine soil the thickness of the seeds. Space seeds or seedlings approximately 12 inches apart. Pinch out the growing tips on seedlings when the plants are 2 - 3 inches in height. This encourages bushy growth.

Carnation 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. Deadhead spent Carnation flowers to prolong bloom time.