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| I just saw the trailing carnations on the website for the dianthus grower called Allwoods in England. They don't send to the USA, just to Europe. I have seen in the past also certain small long trailing carnations called alpine or something like that. I remember seeing pictures of these and now that I have had some carnations doing well, I thought I might try to find the trailing kinds.
I have some plants now in the second spring and they have bloomed well but are spread out over the ground. My question is if I cut them back, should I cut them by half or right back to the center. Do I remove only the oldest stems? How long will the plants be productive? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, May 21, 12 at 10:41
| I have some plants now in the second spring and they have bloomed well ==>>>since you really dont provide any names... all we can do is speculate .... so when you are contemplating cutting things back.. look for buds where leaves are attached to stems.. they are very tiny .. and are basically dormant.. if you cut just above them. they will become active ... and you are all set to grow ... and i would usually go way back to only two or 3 ... what you are doing is increasing vigor ... because with no insult to the roots.. those new little buds will grow gangbusters ... if you see none ... and you have say.. 5 major stems.. cut one back to a few inches.. and leave the rest.. wait one week.. and see how it responds .. if it start rebudding .. then do the rest ... or do one per week ... its not all that mysterious.. if you actually look really close.. and make observations ... if you want more precise info.. find us some precise names... ken ps: i cant tell if you are saying you have the plant at the English website.. or some other plant |
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| Have you tried searching under 'hanging' or 'fontaine' carnations? They only really work in window boxes, containers and hanging baskets. They'd be a mess in beds. |
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- Posted by kittymoonbeam so CA central O.C. (My Page) on Fri, May 25, 12 at 14:28
| The ones in the ground are florist carns I grew from seed. Sorry I forgot the name. They probably should have been staked up, but I let them crawl along the ground. Still very pretty. I haven't gotten anything from Allwoods because they don't send to the USA. :( |
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| I'm wondering if perhaps the "trailing carnations" description from Allwoods might simply be a marketing term. I have grown several dianthus varieties and a couple of them can be described as "trailing" simply because they have a tendency to flop and sprawl in a bed. There are others that have a more upright growth habit. One variety I'm growing that trails is a pink Dianthus superbus. It's a very frilly flower that has a wonderful scent to it. I purchased the seeds from eBay and they germinated right away for me. |
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- Posted by kittymoonbeam (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 21:14
| thanks I will try that. |
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