Whether in the garden or on the balcony, as a perennial in the border bed or as a ground cover: carnations are popular plants because of their wonderful flowers and their beguiling scent. They are also ideal as cut flowers, as carnations last a surprisingly long time in the vase. However, the flowering time varies depending on the type and variety of carnation, with both quite early and late flowering varieties.
The Sweet William blooms from May to July
Flowering times of different types of carnations
The overview below shows the different flowering times of the various carnation species.
| clove species | Latin designation | heyday |
|---|---|---|
| heather carnation | Dianthus deltoides | June to September |
| Whitsun carnation | Dianthus gratianopolitanus | May to June |
| spring carnation | Dianthus plumarius | June to July |
| Sweet William | Diantus barbatus | May to July |
| Carthusian carnation | Dianthus carthusianorum | June to September |
| Mountain Carnation | Dianthus caryophyllus | April to October |
| Chinese carnation | Dianthus chinensis | May to June |
| carnation | Dianthus caryophyllus | May until October |
| Alpine carnation | Diantus alpinus | June to August |
| Siberian carnation | Dianthus amurensis | July to September |
| Sand Carnation | Diantus arenarius | June to August |
| Fringe Carnation | Dianthus spiculiformis | May to August |
| Stemless Carnation | Dianthus subacaulis | June |
| Splendor carnation | Diantus superbus | June to September |
| stone carnation | Dianthus sylvestris | June to September |
Stimulate carnations to flower a second time
In particular, the mat-forming species should be cut back after flowering. On the one hand, this makes the overgrown areas look tidier or denser, and on the other hand, you encourage some varieties to flower a second time. With the so-called remounting cut, you simply remove all faded shoots, leaving the foliage, provided it has not withered, as it is. You can also stimulate the second bloom by providing the cut carnations with a little liquid fertilizer. There are many reblooming varieties, especially of the Whitsun carnations and the spring carnations.
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A variant of the magnificent carnation, the rare Dianthus superbus var. autumnalis, flowers particularly late.