Among the many garden flowers carnation Turkish occupies a special place. Clove is called for the smell, which is very similar to the smell of spices - cloves.
Decorating the garden and filling it with scent, carnation gives the garden a certain solemnity and lightness.
It is quite unpretentious, so grow these flowers is not quite difficult. Gardeners love this flower for the ease of growing it, as well as for bright flowering for quite a long time.
Carnation (Dianthus) has about 400 species. In addition, many stunning varieties with simple and double flowers have been bred. The colors are characterized by frost resistance and cold resistance.
They are divided into perennials, one-and two-year-olds. Carnations on flowerbeds and borders look great and organically look among the stones.
Gardeners were engaged in the cultivation of carnations in ancient Greece.
From the 16th century, the carnation begins to be widely distributed throughout Europe, and it is from there that the Turkish or the bearded carnation originates.
Turkish carnation: flower
The Turkish carnation is a low plant with a height of 20-80 cm. Its dense inflorescences consist of a large number of small flowers with a size of 1-1.5 centimeters.
Coloring inflorescences there is the most diverse: from white to dark cherry. There are one-, two- and three-colored carnation, with eyes, dashes and strokes. Flowers can be simple and terry.
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Reproduction of Turkish carnation occurs by planting its seeds. You only need to know the time of its sowing. It is better to plant a biennial plant at the end of May or at the beginning of June, so that in August or at the beginning of September a timely transplant of grown seedlings to flowerbeds will be carried out.
If you sow two-year-olds before the first frosts, sprinkle them with sand or mature compost, then in spring the shoots of carnations will be able to grow the socket and will fascinate with their beauty next summer. Seeds of perennial carnation can be planted in April, followed by planting in the ground, or in May directly to the garden bed. A year later, plants can be moved to a permanent place.
Growing Turkish Carnation
In the year of sowing, a powerful outlet grows from the seeds of the Turkish carnation. The carnation blossoms only the next year.
If, after flowering at the carnation, to remove flower stalks, new cuttings may form on the outlet, which will bloom next year.
In addition, you can cut the cuttings after flowering and plant them for rooting. Closer to winter, a new green rosette is growing on the cuttings.
You can sow seeds in spring, summer or fall in winter. It happens that carnations that preserve heredity do not always grow from their own seeds. A completely new and equally beautiful plant may well appear.
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Turkish carnation prefers sunny places. It will grow in the shadows too, but not so brightly. Watering is necessary regularly, both before and after flowering. Moreover, it is recommended to hold the hose or watering can when holding watering close to the ground. It is better to avoid excessive dampness, as the plant may die when it becomes ill with root rot.
The blooming of carnations can be beautiful and lush only on fertile soils. To do this, humus and peat, as well as mineral fertilizers, sand and ash, are introduced into the plot for planting.
The depth of digging is at least 25-30 cm. Plants are fed when they reach 10-12 cm, combined with watering, both before and during flowering.
Despite the fact that the Turkish carnation under the snow tolerates frost well, it is better to moulch it with a thick layer of humus, sawdust or peat in late autumn.
And in order to protect the leaves from burns of the first sun rays, wintered plants are better covered with lutrasil.
At the end of winter, it is also necessary to throw off the snow from the landings so that the plant does not undermine and soak.
Turkish carnation can be planted in flower beds along with any annual flowers. Not too high varieties look great in front of shrubs or in front of tall perennials.
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