Today there is a tendency among gardeners to transfer wild-growing ones to their plots.

One of them is the pinnate carnation.

Growing this plant from the seeds is not difficult, so it is fairly popular with flower growers.

A seemingly delicate and fragile flower is actually very unpretentious and patient.

It can grow for a long time in the same place without losing its qualities.

This plant tolerates frost and drought well.

In the wild, it can be seen growing on sunny cliffs, sandy soils.

The same conditions are created for the plant and in the garden. This helps the feathery carnation to take root more easily and please the eye for a long time.

The feathery carnation fell in love with flower growers for its delicate flowers. The plant is not tall in comparison with some other members of the genus. The stems of a pinnate carnation reach thirty centimeters in height, less often they grow to forty. They are straight and sturdy. Through short distances, the stems are framed with corollas of long narrow leaves with a bluish tinge.

The inflorescences of the pinnate carnation are single. Their diameter is three, sometimes four centimeters. Breeders were able to breed numerous shades of color from this plant:

  • snow white
  • pale purple
  • bright red
  • pink like a wild rose
  • slightly yellow
  • reminiscent of soft ice cream creme brulee
  • and even multi-colored

Florists often use this type of carnation to decorate the edge of a flower garden. And it's not just her short stature. By the way, there is a dwarf variety of the feathery carnation. It reaches no more than ten centimeters in height. The bluish-green foliage nicely decorates the flower beds before the first flowers bloom.

Having opened the buds, the carnation decorates the area with them for a very long time. It blooms for a month (end of May and almost all of June), and some varieties bloom even twice a season. This applies to remontant grades.

The perennial has varieties. He might be:

  • terry
  • semi-double
  • simple

All varieties look adorable. Cut flowers retain their beauty for two weeks and exude a pleasant aroma for a very long time.

How to grow feathery grace from seeds

You can get a carnation by growing it yourself from seeds. This task is within the power of even a novice florist.


There are two ways to grow a pinnate carnation from seeds:

  • planting seeds in open ground on a distribution bed
  • sprouting seeds at home and growing them in separate pots

In the first case, the start time will be May. It is then that grains of future feathery joy are sown into a well-warmed earth. You need to choose a slightly loamy soil or a piece of land containing sand. This part of the garden should not be too wet. Cloves do not tolerate diseases well when in water. That is why you should not over-moisten the soil before sowing seeds.

The disadvantage of this method is that flowering can only be seen next year.

If the second method is chosen, it is necessary to prepare special soil, which should include:

  • slightly less sand

Moisten the soil slightly and sprinkle the seeds. Then we cover them with sand, with a layer of about half a centimeter. And once again we moisturize a little. Cover with cling film and place in a bright and warm (about 18 degrees) place. When the shoots appear, the temperature regime must be changed by twelve degrees, but the lighting should not change downward.

The pinnate carnation is distinguished by excellent germination, so in April it will be necessary to plant it in more spacious bowls. In May, the plant can be moved to a permanent place of residence.

Features of plant care

The endurance and non-capriciousness of the pinnate carnation makes it a very "convenient" plant. However, this does not exclude the need to care for her. It consists in:

  • compulsory weeding
  • watering
  • prevention of excessive moisture
  • treatment from pests, which are also found in cloves

Of particular importance is the timely removal of tall plants near the carnation, since they are able to drown out the delicate plant, hide its beauty.


When the plant ceases to delight with flowers, they must be cut off. Pre-collect the seeds. Florists believe that it will be useful to cover the carnation for the winter cold with spruce branches. You should not put snow on the place where the feathery miracle is planted in winter. Or, in the spring, the snow must be removed so that the melt water does not "soak" the plant.

The pinnate carnation usually does not require a garter and forms well into bushes of the desired shape.

The best varieties of feathery cloves

The most popular are terry plant varieties. Two of them can be safely called fabulously beautiful.

The feathery carnation under the name Terry carpet makes flower cultivation a real magic. The plant spreads out in a soft green carpet, and above it, as if floating in a delicate aroma, terry flowers of various shades, reaching a diameter of three to four centimeters. This variety is perfect for decorating borders.

Florists have noticed that the best growing method in this case is seedling. An equally magical picture is created by a feathery carnation of the Fantastic patterns variety. It is also a terry perennial.
Plants of this variety perfectly cover the soil and blossom into delicate buds of white, pink, scarlet flowers and their shades. When opened, they stand for a long time, which makes them attractive for garden decoration.

The feathery carnation, thanks to its qualities, will become an unassuming, but graceful decoration of any garden or. Its durability makes it suitable for flower beds.

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belongs to the carnation family. This is a perennial undersized plant. The culture has narrow-linear bluish bloom leaves, which form a spherical pillow (carpet) spreading along the ground.

Stems 30-40 cm high have a bluish-gray geniculate shape, ending in white or pale pink inflorescences with semi-double or double flowers.

The inflorescences of the culture have a delicate delicate aroma. After flowering, a fruit is formed in the form of a box with numerous seeds.

Growing and caring

In one place it grows without transplanting for 5-6 years, then a culture update is required. For landing, choose sunny places. Preferably loamy, sandy loam soils. Does not grow on heavy and acidic soils. A large amount of organic matter is introduced before planting.

Please note: You can not apply manure and pure nitrogen fertilizers before planting a crop.


Pinnate carnation is a winter-hardy plant. Prefers moderate watering, but does not tolerate stagnant water. Tolerates dry weather.

Blooms in June - July. After flowering, it is necessary to cut off the inflorescences, and cut the bushes themselves in half.

Reproduction of carnation

In open ground conditions it propagates by seeds, dividing a bush, cuttings. The crop for primary planting can be grown through seedlings or sown directly in open ground.

  • Sowing - open ground.

Since the culture is not afraid of low temperatures, then at the end of May you can start sowing seeds. Seedlings appear in 2 weeks. They are transplanted to a permanent place upon reaching a height of 5-7 cm. Since the carnation is a feathery ground cover plant, which, growing, forms dense thickets, young seedlings are planted at a distance of at least 25-30 cm from each other.

Please note: Young plantings bloom in the second year.

  • Reproduction by dividing the bush.

A perennial bush is divided in early spring before the beginning of the growing season (in this case, the plant can please you with flowering already this season) or at the end of summer, after the end of its rapid growth. We dig it out carefully, with a sharp knife we ​​separate a part of the rhizome with at least three points of growth and immediately plant the bushes in a permanent place. Do not forget to water. Usually, there are no problems with rooting new plants.

  • Propagation by cuttings.

The optimal time for cuttings is June, July. The culture forms rudiments for the development of roots throughout the stem, therefore, in the cuttings I make a cut below the node, be sure to leave a part of the internode 2-3 cm long. This increases the percentage of rooting and has a good effect on the formation of adventitious roots. Immediately plant the cuttings in separate containers (peat pots) for rooting. After emergence on the roots and new shoots (about 2 weeks), the cuttings are planted in a permanent place.

Please note: Mature plants, when they grow, form a dense cover of the surface, which leads to suppression of weeds. Therefore, only young seedlings require weeding.

Diseases

It has immunity to common diseases, but it can get sick with fungal fusarium, caused by excess moisture at the rhizome itself. This disease affects the entire flowering plant from the inside. To combat fusarium, fungicides are used by spraying the plant 2 times with an interval of 1 month.


Application

good for cutting. Cut flowers are used to make bouquets by combining them with other flowers.

The culture for its unpretentiousness, resistance to diseases, the ability to bloom for a long time with a wonderful delicate aroma, is very fond of and highly appreciated by gardeners. And the ability to form a dense lush cover (carpet) is used to strengthen the soil by planting on slopes, slopes, alpine hills.

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Gardeners are very fond of the feathery carnation for its unpretentiousness, undemanding care, strong immunity. This flower looks just great both in a flower bed and in a bouquet. In addition, it does not require transplantation and has been pleasing with its catchy beauty for many years. The splendor of flowering, wonderful aroma, a huge selection of varieties - all this makes the carnation so popular.

Peculiarities

The plumose carnation or Dianthus plumarius is a herbaceous garden perennial. The maximum flower height is 40 cm, the stem is of a straight type. Paired flowering, connecting in miniature inflorescences like an umbrella. Stem color is green, with a bluish tint, low branching. Inflorescences with a strong aroma, there are terry varieties.

In Russia, the pinnate carnation grows in the southern and central parts of the country. Breeders have bred many perennial varieties from it. In the first year after planting, the culture does not bloom, all the strength goes to the formation of a strong stem. In the second year, abundant flowering begins.

Carnation usually blooms in the first month of summer.

Types and varieties

The feathery carnation has a lot of varieties, varieties, hybrids.

Angel of Hope:

  • grows to a maximum of 25 cm;
  • hardy, blooms in late spring or early summer;
  • loves the sun, fertile soil types;
  • foliage is green, flowering is fragrant, inflorescences have a ruby ​​hue.

Angel of Virtue:

  • very strong plant with good immunity;
  • unpretentious care;
  • grows up to 30 cm;
  • foliage is green-gray;
  • inflorescences are pink;
  • has a pronounced aroma;
  • blooms in summer;
  • loves the sun, frost-resistant.

  • "Doris" is distinguished by its double flowers;
  • flowers of pink tone, in the center will be red;
  • maximum height - 40 cm;
  • blooms in late spring.

"David":

  • very bright flowers, large, with terry;
  • the variety is unpretentious in care;
  • inflorescence shade - scarlet;
  • foliage - greenery with blue;
  • tolerates frost well;
  • height - up to 35 cm.

Angel of Purity:

  • differs in endurance, unpretentiousness;
  • height - up to 30 cm;
  • narrow foliage, green, with a bluish tint;
  • the flowers are snow-white, the aroma is very strong;
  • blooms in summer;
  • loves the sun, tolerates winter well.

"Terry carpet":

  • has very lush double-type flowers;
  • forms a luxurious carpet on the site;
  • perfectly replaces the lawn;
  • flowers are juicy, bright pink.

"Fairy patterns":

  • has large inflorescences with terry;
  • rich color: from snow-white to sophisticated pink and bright red;
  • compact type bush;
  • stalks are strong;
  • there are many buds;
  • strong aroma.

"Ine":

  • foliage is dense, narrow, glossy;
  • flowers are large, with terry;
  • the color is snow-white, with a slight tint of rose, in the center there is a ring of crimson shade;
  • the edges of the inflorescences are in the form of teeth;
  • tolerates winter well;
  • once every few years, you need to divide the bushes.

  • "Munot" grows up to 30 cm;
  • the foliage is bluish, elongated and narrow;
  • flowers can be either with terry or simple;
  • the petals are decorated with a beautiful fringe;
  • strong aroma;
  • shades: pink, red, snow-white, purple.

  • maximum height - up to 30 cm;
  • blooms in summer;
  • shade - rose with salmon tint;
  • foliage is green;
  • tolerates frost well.

Haytor White:

  • double-type flowers, snow-white;
  • flower diameter - about 3 cm;
  • the foliage is bluish, dense;
  • blooms in summer.

"Terry tale":

  • loose bushes;
  • flowers are large, with terry, very fragrant;
  • tolerates winter well;
  • colors can be different;
  • blooms in the first month of summer.

Balaton:

  • there are fringes on the flowers;
  • inflorescences are small;
  • height - up to 30 cm;
  • compact bushes;
  • aroma is delicate, strong;
  • the bloom is varied: lilac, pink, white, red.

"Krakowiak":

  • the flowers are simple, but there is a fringe on the petals;
  • varied color, includes almost all shades of pink;
  • blooms profusely;
  • winter-hardy plant.

"Pleiad":

  • foliage is narrow, oblong;
  • multi-colored inflorescences: snow-white, pink, purple;
  • long flowering, abundant type;
  • has a strong aroma;
  • there is a fringe on the petals.

  • not too high grade - up to 35 cm;
  • there are a lot of shoots;
  • profuse flowering, very fragrant with terry;
  • dissection and fringe are observed on the petals;
  • the colors are varied: raspberry, snow-white, scarlet, pink.

Double White:

  • snow-white, showy flowers;
  • dense bush;
  • height - up to 30 cm;
  • ground cover;
  • foliage is elongated, gray tone;
  • the aroma is light, pleasant;
  • unpretentious in care;
  • frost-resistant.

  • large inflorescences with thick terry;
  • the bushes are compact, low, up to 20 cm;
  • needle-type foliage, color - green with blue;
  • lush bloom, pink, bright;
  • blooms in early summer.

"Variety":

  • the bushes are compact, dense, dense, up to 30 cm;
  • the foliage is narrow, elongated, the color is green with a bluish tint;
  • flowering graceful, laconic;
  • satin-type petals, fringed;
  • colors: raspberry, rose, snow-white, scarlet;
  • blooms in early summer.

In addition to the aforementioned varieties, there are many popular pinnate carnations with small but abundant and vibrant blooms. For example, pink "Diana" or red Desmond.

The necessary conditions

Planting a pinnate carnation is not particularly difficult, even for novice gardeners. It is enough to provide a number of very simple conditions that are necessary for the health and quality development of the plant:

  • you should choose a soil of a sandy loam type or light loam;
  • the soil should contain a large amount of silicon, it is necessary for the strength of the stem;
  • carnations grow well in the sun, partial shade is ideal in the afternoon;
  • this representative of the flora is resistant to temperature conditions, tolerates drought, heat, winter cold well;
  • some varieties require shelter for the frost period;
  • stagnation of liquid in the soil is contraindicated, watering should be moderate;
  • When planting a flower for the first time, it is necessary to provide the soil with organic fertilizers, this procedure is carried out every spring.

Landing

Seedlings of carnations are planted in open ground at the end of spring, when the threat of frost has passed, most often in May. First of all, it is necessary to choose a place that meets all the conditions that ensure the growth and health of the plant. A bed with loosened soil should be prepared, organic fertilizing should be added to it. Then holes are formed at intervals of about 20 cm. One seedling is placed in each hole. The rhizomes are covered with soil. Press down on the soil and moisten.

Also, seeds of a pinnate carnation can be planted in open ground. Thanks to its resistance to cold weather, this method has an excellent chance of growing healthy plants. This procedure begins in May, sometimes even earlier, subject to the creation of greenhouse-greenhouse conditions. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

  1. choose a landing site, form furrows up to 5 cm in depth;
  2. sow seeds, sprinkle with soil;
  3. it is better if sowing is rare, with a minimum interval of 3 cm;
  4. densely sprouted plants are dug up and transplanted;
  5. the bed should be thinned out only after the sprouts reach five centimeters in height;
  6. before digging, watering is carried out, the extraction is carried out carefully, without harm to the roots.

Care

Cultivation of feathery carnations is a simple matter, as a rule, it is enough to properly moisten, apply top dressing, weed from weeds and loosen the soil.

Humidification features:

  • moderation - excess moisture is very harmful for carnations;
  • the plant should be watered after the soil has dried;
  • stagnation of water for this plant is contraindicated;
  • often carnations die in spring when the snow melts and the soil is too wet.

Weeding should be carried out in a timely manner, loosening is useful for carnations, but these activities must be carried out as carefully as possible.

The rhizomes of this plant are located very close to the upper layer, therefore damage is a frequent occurrence.

Features of feeding:

  • fertilize cloves at all stages of the growing season;
  • the first feeding is carried out in the spring, after planting;
  • the second - at the stage of flower formation;
  • the third - during flowering;
  • formulations with potassium are not very well suited for cloves, as well as fresh manure;
  • you should be careful with nitrogenous compounds, they provoke infection with a fungus.

After flowering, you should pinch the stems and inflorescences that have wilted. Thus, more abundant flowering is stimulated. When the carnation has completely bloomed, the stems are cut to leave about 10 cm in height. If the bushes are too overgrown, they should be transplanted. The optimal time for transplanting is late summer, early autumn.

Carnation hibernates very well, resistance to frost is high. However, some varieties require shelter.

If the winter is frosty, it is better to play it safe and protect the carnation with sawdust and spruce branches.

Reproduction

The pinnate carnation is propagated by seeds, dividing the bush, cuttings. All methods are not too complicated, they do not require serious efforts. Let's take a closer look at each of the methods.

Cuttings

Cuttings are carried out in the summer, in June or July:

  1. cuttings are selected from the top of a mature plant or side-type shoots, strong enough, without flower buds;
  2. the stem is cut from below, excess foliage is removed;
  3. formed cuttings are planted in peat pots so that they take root;
  4. when new shoots are formed and active growth is recorded, plants can be planted in open ground in a pre-selected place;
  5. seedlings should be removed carefully, with an earthen clod;
  6. pre-moistening is mandatory.

Dividing the bush

The division of the bush is carried out either in the spring, before the start of the vegetative process, or after flowering in August. Only mature bushes are suitable for division.

Algorithm of actions:

  1. the bush is dug out as carefully as possible;
  2. rhizomes are divided with a knife so that each has a sufficient number of growth points - from 3 pieces;
  3. separated shoots are immediately planted at the chosen place of permanent residence;
  4. at first, abundant watering is required until the wounds on the rhizome heal.

Seed method

It is quite simple to create seedlings at home from seeds; it happens in early spring, in March. Seeds are sown in a wooden box or in special glasses.

Algorithm of actions:

  1. the soil should be prepared by moistening and loosening it;
  2. furrows up to 1 cm deep are created with an interval between them of at least 3 cm, seeds are sown there;
  3. after sowing, the container is covered with a glass lid, polyethylene;
  4. place future seedlings in a room with a temperature of 18 degrees and sufficient lighting;
  5. after about a week, when the sprouts have already appeared, the shelter is removed;
  6. seedlings should be dived;
  7. after a couple of weeks, you can start hardening by taking it out into the open air;
  8. after hardening, the plants are planted in a permanent place.

Diseases and pests

The immunity of the feathery carnation is considered to be quite strong. If the plant is well looked after and timely prevention is carried out, it rarely gets sick. Basically, the following ailments will be dangerous.

  • Fusarium disease of fungal nature. It affects the whole plant as a whole, the reason most often lies in waterlogging, stagnant moisture. Treat the disease with fungicides.
  • Another consequence of moisture stagnation is rust. For its prevention, fertilizers are promptly applied to the soil, loosened and weeds are destroyed.

They are treated with copper chloride, if the disease is running, the plant is dug up and burned.

Among insects, the most dangerous are the spider mite, bear, earwig. All of these pests can significantly harm flowers and roots.

  • You need to save yourself from the bear even in the fall, forming a hole with fresh manure. The hole must be covered with polyethylene until spring. In it, you can find and destroy all the gathered bear.
  • Earwigs are fought by creating traps, which are wet grass. These insects hide there from the hot weather. Thus, you can destroy all pests.
  • Spraying from infused onion husks will save you from spider mites. The infusion is diluted in a proportion of 20 g per 1 bucket.

Use in landscape design

The feathery carnation is the perfect decoration for any garden plot. These flowers are able to decorate even modest beds and laconic landscapes. Carnation is used in the creation of grass carpets, pillows, it perfectly replaces the lawn, gives comfort to the design. The carnation looks good in the form of separate meadows, flower beds, and is in perfect harmony with different plants. Let's look at some beautiful examples of carnation designs.

Delicate flowers look great in the company of other plants when decorating garden paths.

Carnations are often used to decorate garden plots. Its variety of colors and shapes allows you to create stunning compositions both in flower beds and in bouquets. Pinnate carnation is distinguished by low bushes and a long flowering period.

Description of the plant

Pinnate carnation is a perennial, beautifully blooming and low-growing vegetation. The height of the bush does not exceed 40 cm. The stem of the flower is even, the buds are arranged in pairs, forming lush inflorescences.

The plant develops slowly and in the first year of growth, only a powerful stem is formed. Flowering begins in the second year. Carnation begins to bloom in June and continues to bloom until July.

The plant was found in Russia, or rather in its central and southern parts. The painstaking work of breeders has led to the fact that today there is a huge number of different varieties of pinnate carnation.

Varieties

There are many varieties of feathery carnations that differ in color and bud size. The most popular varieties of pinnate cloves are:

  1. Terry carpet. This variety differs in that when planting, the plants form a dense carpet, on the surface of which buds bloom profusely. Plant propagation is carried out by seeds.
  2. Fabulous patterns. Herbaceous plants for open ground. The flower forms a large number of buds, the structure of which is terry. The color range is from white to bright red.
  3. Pleiad. The perennial plant has large buds of a pale pink or burgundy color.
  4. Ballerina. A low-growing herbaceous plant blooming in single double flowers. Flowering takes place until late autumn.
  5. Variety show. The carnation has a height of no more than 25 cm. The bushes form a dense pillow, strewn with bright buds. The diameter of the flowers is 3 cm. They can tolerate winter cold without additional insulation.
  6. Moonlight. The height of the bush is up to 30 cm, blooms profusely throughout June and July.


The description of the varieties allows you to select the species suitable for the site to create the ideal composition.

Care

The small size of the plant allows you to grow it not only in the garden, but also at home. Garden carnation is unpretentious, and thrives well if given the right conditions.

  1. Care consists in choosing the right place for planting, regular watering and fertilizing the flowers. The soil in which the vegetation will grow should not be acidic, with a good outflow of moisture and well lit.
  2. Water the plant every time the topsoil is dry. Excessive moisture can lead to the development of fungal diseases and rotting of the root system.
  3. Top dressing of carnations should be done during the period of active growth of the plant, this is when transplanting into open ground and later every spring and late summer. You can fertilize with both synthetic fertilizers and biological fertilizers.

After the end of the flowering season, the plant must be pruned and faded buds removed from it.


Before wintering, the carnation should be well covered with any garden covering material. Some gardeners cover the bushes with sawdust and then cover with cellophane.

Within 5 years, the plant does not require transplanting, after which it must be renewed using any method of flower propagation.

Reproduction of a plant can be carried out by cuttings, dividing a bush or planting seeds. Each method has its own characteristics and difficulties in implementation.

Seeds

Growing from seeds is the simplest method, but the resulting plant is more whimsical than what is obtained from cuttings. Planting seeds can be carried out directly into the open ground, which facilitates the entire growing process.

When to plant seeds? Sowing should be carried out in May, but provided that the soil is well warmed up and frosts are not expected. The distance between the seeds should be at least 2 cm, and between the rows at least 10 cm. The sprouted flowers should be thinned out.

If weather conditions do not allow to provide the necessary plant care in the open field, then the seeds can be planted in home containers for seedlings.

Growing at home takes a lot of effort. Before planting seeds, they must be soaked in water or a growth stimulator for a couple of hours, after which the swollen seed is placed in the soil until germination. At a temperature of 20 degrees, it takes up to 4 weeks for seeds to germinate.


Sprouted shoots should be planted in separate containers, in which they will grow before planting on the site. Saplings are planted in the ground at a distance of 30 cm between the bushes. This allows the plant to thrive.

With proper care, a seed-derived plant will only begin to bloom after a couple of years. But even green bushes without buds look attractive.

Sowing seeds for seedlings is always more convenient and simpler, but you will have to wait for flowering for a long time. Reproduction by cuttings allows you to get flowering bushes in the first year.

  1. To obtain a cutting, it is necessary to cut off a part of the stem that does not have a flower on it. The resulting cuttings must have at least 2 internodes and be 4 to 10 cm long.
  2. Prepared cuttings should be placed in a growth stimulator for a couple of hours, and then deepened by 2 cm in wet sand, which must first be calcined.
  3. The planted plant should be covered with a jar until the root system is formed, for 2-3 weeks.

If cuttings are made in the spring, then ready-made flowers can be planted in the ground at the beginning of summer. If the cuttings are harvested in the fall, then the cloves can be planted in the soil no earlier than the second half of May.


Dividing the bush

In the spring or at the end of the warm season, you can divide the bush, which will allow you to get two strong bushes from one plant at once. To do this, you need to dig up the overgrown bush and divide it into two parts, so that the root system is minimally damaged.

The resulting bushes can be planted in a suitable place for them.

Growing problems

The feathery carnation, like any other flowers, is susceptible to the negative effects of insects and various diseases. All problems can be solved; in some cases, the only way to save plantings is to remove diseased vegetation from the site.

Despite the fact that the feathery carnation is not whimsical to care for, it can be affected by some diseases. Most often, the plant is exposed to pathological effects:

  1. Alternaria Due to the disease, dark oblong spots appear on the leaf. The disease develops as a result of exposure to a pathogenic fungus. Pathology is treatable if started in a timely manner.
  2. Ascochitis. Fungal pathology, under the influence of which gray spots with dark edging are formed on the leaves. The disease is contagious and spreads from one bush to another. The disease is not cured, diseased plants are uprooted and burned.
  3. Bacteriosis Bacterial pathology leading to rotting of the root system. When infected, the plant dies in 3-4 weeks. The disease is not treatable, the affected plants should be removed and burned.
  4. Botrytis. Due to the disease, a gray bloom appears on the buds, and the plant withers. The therapy is useless, the affected bushes must be removed and burned.


Note! For several years, new plantings have not been planted on the affected areas of land, since the land remains infectious. Healthy plants must be treated with special preparations.

Pests

Most often, all terrestrial parts of carnations infect two-tails, spider mites and bears. To prevent the appearance of insects, in the area, next to the flowers, a depression is made into which manure is placed. The recess is covered with a foil. This design is a good wintering place for insects. In early spring, this place, along with its inhabitants, should be destroyed using chemicals.

Also, pests like to hide in wet grass. Heaps from it can be as much a trap as I am a manure pit.

A low-growing carnation will be a good decoration for a garden plot, flower beds or a border. Timely watering and feeding is the key to abundant flowering.

Foreword

A clearing of carnations - such a picture seems somewhat unreal to us. However, it all depends on the choice of the plant. There are varieties of carnations that can create vibrant carpets in your area.

Wild carnation - natural beauty

This perennial flower is winter hardy. At the same time, he begins to dissolve the buds at the end of May and continues to delight with inflorescences for at least a month. There are also remontant varieties that bloom again in the fall. Hybrid subspecies can be pink, white, carmine. And the flowers themselves are ordinary or double (the latter are in great demand among flower lovers).

Growing from seeds is one of the popular ways to get entire fields that will be occupied by a feathery carnation. The good news is that the seeds can be sown both in open ground and in pots, at a temperature of 17-19 degrees Celsius. True, in the first case, you risk losing a large number of seedlings due to weeds - this is not for you, which even weed competitors are not afraid of. According to the assurances of experts, there are about 900 such seeds per gram. You can not be afraid that the crops will not sprout - the percentage of seed death is very low.

You do not have to wait for shoots for a long time - literally in 5 days the first shoots will appear. Those that grow in the greenhouse, it is better to immediately dive into boxes (pots), those that have been sown in open ground can be safely transplanted into the beds. Florists advise not planting a pinnate carnation too densely, as these flowers grow, and green leaves can clog a growing flower nearby. The growth of flowers also depends - they feel great on sandy loam or loamy soil. This wild carnation loves light, has a positive effect on the flower and feeding - you can use humus as a fertilizer.

This plant looks quite impressive on lawns, flower beds, greenhouses and different types of flower beds. She has a place in summer bouquets. Do not be surprised if you come across such a carnation in the wild - it grows in whole glades on meadows and slopes. Designers and those who create their own flower beds in their suburban areas love to use small carnations along the edges of the flower beds, as well as decorate alpine slides.

Terry carpet - feathery carnation, planting and care

If you want to receive a real terry carpet of small carnations as a gift for your efforts, then try to provide these flowers with watering without stagnant water. By the way, the plant itself tolerates drought quite calmly. But he really does not like weeds that destroy the root system. These include sow thistle, wheatgrass and the familiar dandelions. They grow between flowers and are difficult to uproot because of the dense green mass of the carnation.

Therefore, if you decide to plant such plants, then take care of cleaning the soil from any roots in advance. It is better to place clove plantations somewhere in the middle of your garden or plot - they really do not like the roadway because of smoke and gases. You should be aware that this type of carnation can also propagate by vegetative methods - cuttings and layering. Another feature is that it is better to propagate the plant on an ongoing basis, because many of the subspecies live no more than 3 or 4 years.

And even those that can live and bloom longer, over time, simply lose their decorative flavor. As flower growers note, it is very difficult to achieve the result by dividing the bush. But with the help of cuttings, you can get new bushes without problems. Except, of course, for annual varieties. It is better to do this in late May or early June. Experts advise taking vegetative shoots about 5-7 centimeters long for rooting.

Moreover, they must have at least 3 pairs of leaves. In tall species, longer cuttings can be taken for propagation. Advice from knowledgeable people - the cuts should be made with a sharp knife "under the knot", and the leaves from the two lower knots should be removed immediately. The cuttings are then placed in a substrate and covered with a film or jar to provide the necessary air humidity. You can wait for the roots in 2-3 weeks.

Reproduction by layering - simple techniques

It is more convenient to reproduce by layering with long vegetative shoots. For this, longitudinal cuts are made on the underside of the stem, and then this part of the shoot is pressed against the ground with a cut down and covered with earth. To achieve the result, it is necessary to monitor the constant moisture of the soil. After the appearance of the root system, new shoots are formed. Now a new process can be transplanted by separating it from the mother liquor.

You can also get seedling material by covering the base of the bush with moist soil and wait for the roots to appear.

Keep in mind that both carnations and tulips have a common danger in the form of fungal diseases, and therefore, due to similar diseases and a number of pests, it is better not to plant them nearby. It is believed that serious viral diseases in carnations cannot be treated, and their pathogens remain in the ground for a long time. Basically, greenhouse carnations suffer from diseases. Therefore, you should constantly monitor the content of potassium and nitrogen in the soil, as well as regulate moisture. If symptoms of fungal diseases appear, use fungicide preparations immediately.