Carnation ‘Chabaud Orange Sherbet’

Dianthus caryophyllus

Features

  • Fragrant
  • Medium producer
  • Suitable for containers

Description

You’ll be drawn to this fiery beauty like a moth to a flame. Flowers are a mix of single and double blooms in a range of peach, coral, and raspberry. These old-fashioned favorites are best grown as an annual and will bloom all summer long from a single sowing. Their tall stems and extremely long vase life make them an ideal cut flower. Flowers are borne in sprays and smell like cloves.

Details

Plant type: annual
Height: 24 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 130 to 140 days
Plant spacing: 6 to 9 in
Pinch: when 8 in tall

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 10 to 12 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when 1 or 2 flowers on a spray are open. Expect a vase life of up to 14 days.

Details

Description

You’ll be drawn to this fiery beauty like a moth to a flame. Flowers are a mix of single and double blooms in a range of peach, coral, and raspberry. These old-fashioned favorites are best grown as an annual and will bloom all summer long from a single sowing. Their tall stems and extremely long vase life make them an ideal cut flower. Flowers are borne in sprays and smell like cloves.

Details

Plant type: annual
Height: 24 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 130 to 140 days
Plant spacing: 6 to 9 in
Pinch: when 8 in tall

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 10 to 12 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when 1 or 2 flowers on a spray are open. Expect a vase life of up to 14 days.

Sources

How to Grow

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