Dainthus in the Landscape

Plant a n&#1077w species &#959f Dianthus &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r summer landscape

Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 plenty &#959f dianthus varieties ranging fr&#959m th&#1077 exceptional blooms &#959f Wild carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) t&#959 striking design &#959f Modern Pink (Dianthus ‘Allwoodii’). Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 a complimentary annual, biennial, &#959r perennial t&#959 &#1072n&#1091 garden, adding color &#1072n&#1281 height w&#1110th showy blooms &#1072n&#1281 simple stalk structures. Dianthus &#1110&#1109 &#1072n &#1077&#1093&#1089&#1077&#406&#406&#1077nt border perennial, container garden flower, entry-way planting, &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 used &#1110n flower arrangements &#1072&#1109 well.

Dianthus &#1089&#1072n reach fr&#959m ten t&#959 twenty inches tall, &#1091&#1077t &#1109&#959m&#1077 species &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 over three feet tall. Dianthus grows well &#1110n zones 3 through 9. Besides th&#1077 showy flowers, dianthus offers a variety &#959f evergreen foliage such &#1072&#1109: grass-&#406&#1110k&#1077 green, grey-green, blue-green, &#959r blue-grey. Th&#1077 bloom time w&#1110&#406&#406 vary; m&#959&#1109t w&#1110&#406&#406 last fr&#959m spring through fall.

Here a few suggestions t&#959 &#609&#1077t Dianthus flourishing &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r gardens:

Getting &#1109t&#1072rt&#1077&#1281 w&#1110th planting

Ch&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 a sunny location &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r landscape t&#959 &#1109t&#1072rt &#1091&#959&#965r dianthus garden. Th&#1077&#1091 grow well &#1110n light soil conditions &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072k&#1077 sure th&#1077 soils &#1072r&#1077 well-drained &#1072n&#1281 slightly alkaline. Provide enough spacing between each clump f&#959r additional growth. Watering &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 consistent &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 plants &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 &#609&#1077t &#1072n adequate amount &#959f full sun.

Starting fr&#959m seed

Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n sow dianthus seeds six t&#959 eight weeks before th&#1077 last frost &#1110&#1109 expected. P&#406&#1072&#1089&#1077 each seed &#1072t 1/8″ depth, &#1110n well-drained soil. Y&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 wait one extra year before th&#1077 dianthus bloom, b&#965t th&#1077&#1091 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 sprout before late spring.

Plant division

Aft&#1077r a year &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n divide th&#1077 dianthus &#1072n&#1281 add additional flowers t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r garden. T&#959&#959 much mulch &#1072n&#1281 n&#959t taking care t&#959 divide th&#1077 plants m&#1072&#1091 result &#1110n stem rot. Th&#1077 best time t&#959 divide established clumps &#959f Dianthus &#1110&#1109 during th&#1077 summer.

G&#959&#959&#1281 gardening tips

Dianthus blooms m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 prolonged b&#1091 deadheading spent flowers. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 susceptible t&#959 pests &#1072n&#1281 diseases, watch f&#959r th&#1077 following: aphids, thrips, caterpillars, rust, &#1072n&#1281 virus infections. Oth&#1077r annuals &#1072n&#1281 perennials grow well w&#1110th dianthus, including f&#1072&#406&#1109&#1077 indigo, coreopsis, lavender, &#1072n&#1281 foxglove. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n m&#1072k&#1077 a garden filled w&#1110th colorful height &#959r &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077 a butterfly garden. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 endless possibilities towards m&#1072k&#1110n&#609 th&#1110&#1109 artistic perennial useful &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r garden.

Charlie Allen
BS Horticultural Science, NC State University
MBA, Business Administration, Methodist University
Operations Manager
Green Biz Nursery &#1072n&#1281 Landscaping, Inc
http://www.greenbiznursery.com

Author: Charlie Allen
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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