Description
Chabauds Giant Carnation Seeds (Mixed Colours) 6395. Open Pollinated. Annual.
Approximately 75 seeds per packet. (500 seeds per gram.)
Our Chabauds are a mixture of colours and flower forms. Spicy fragrance and lots of colour make carnations ideal for the border or cutting garden. Beautiful double flowers are well presented on solid stalks in bright red, snow white, sunshine yellow and intense scarlet. Chabauds is a biennial that does not reliably reseed so we recommend sowing seed every year for continuous flowering. This tender biennial is reliably hardy to Zone 6 but can sometimes be overwintered to as low as Zone 4 with adequate protection.
Quick Seed Details
- Type: Open Pollinated Biennial (Grown as an Annual)
- Height:
- Features: Spicy fragrance; beautiful double flowers; excellent for cutting and borders.
What you need to know to Plant & Grow Chabauds Giant Carnation
Chabauds Carnation is a tender biennial typically grown as an annual to ensure a continuous display of its fragrant, colourful blooms.
- Site Selection: Choose a sunny site in the garden.
- Sowing Indoors: Best started indoors 8 weeks before last frost. Sow seed deep in a soil-less mix and keep at during the day germination period. Grow on under lights at a slightly cooler temperature.
- Upkeep: Harden off and transplant to the garden in late May after the danger of the frost has passed. Space plants apart in the garden. For continuous flowering, sowing seed every year is recommended since it does not reliably reseed.
Why Chabauds Giant Carnation belongs in Your Garden
If you desire a fragrant and colourful flower perfect for bouquets, Chabauds Giant Carnation is an ideal choice. Its mix of beautiful double flowers in classic, bright colours adds a touch of elegance to your flower borders or dedicated cutting garden.
