Jim’s Favorite Dianthus ( Carnation )Flower Garden Seeds

SF165 Miss Aroma ( Dianthus caryophyllus )

A fragrant carnation that is compact, and the beautiful double flowers have an absolutely exquisite scent, spread out 6″ pots of these in bloom and create a fragrant sensation, grows only 8″ tall, annual or perennial to zone 4.

LET119 Carpet Snowfire ( Dianthus Chinensis )

AAS winner. Continuously blooms in flushes, smashing white with red eye. Grows to a height of about 8 inches.

TWT163 Raspberry Ripple ( Dianthus Caryophyllus )

This remarkable selection has deliciously fragrant flowers, the double white petals splashed brightly with red and also fringed along their edges, a style known as picotee. It forms a midsized mound of grassy blue-green leaves. Excellent for cutting.

SF344 Ideal Violet F1

1992 AAS Bedding Plant Winner. This time-tested dianthus has held the attention of annual lovers for 15 years. Originally introduced in 1992, Ideal Violet colors a garden with 1½-inch single violet blooms. The reason for this “fan club” is cold and heat tolerance. Ideal Violet was bred in Valence, the South of France, where winter is quite cold and summer is very hot. This was an ideal location to breed a new dianthus. Mr. Guy Lassartesse bred Ideal Violet while exploring interspecific crosses between D. chinensis (China pink) and D. barbatus (Sweet William.) He combined the species looking for earliness to bloom and continuous flowering while plants endured cold temperatures. As summer progressed, Mr. Lassartesse found plants that thrived in the sun-baked earth. These crosses he noted and saved. His observations and hybrid crosses resulted in the crème de la crème Ideal Violet plants.

These petite plants will reach about 10 to 12 inches tall and branch about a foot wide. In southern climates, Ideal Violet can color a fall and winter garden while withstanding considerable cold. Unlike other annuals, Ideal Violet tolerates a wide variation in seasonal temperatures. In northern areas, Ideal Violet deserves a place in the early spring garden next to pansies and violas. Easy to grow with minimum garden care, Ideal Violet is recommended for any container plantings.

SF331 Giant Model Mix ( Dianthus chabaud )

Carnations with flair and fragrance. Features double, frilly fringed flowers with fragrance. Slightly larger plants than most other diantus, stems will reach about 18 inches when flowering.

TCB056 Supra Pink ( Pelleted Seeds )

Supra Pink joins its sister, 2006 AAS Winner Supra Purple, to give us two fantastic colors in an easy-to-grow interspecific dianthus for three-season (spring, summer, fall) garden color. This compact, bushy plant blooms prolifically with novel mottled pink flowers sporting frilly petal edges that hold up even in summer heat and drought. No deadheading needed on this winner.
One judge attempted to deadhead this entry but it re-bloomed too fast to do so! Supra Pink grows to just under a foot in height but is a vigorous grower and will deliver fancy, clear pink flowers for a long time as observed over and over by the AAS Judges. Supra Pink was tested as an annual and won the award based on first-year performance, but similar to other dianthus, it may overwinter in some regions.

IP112 Carnation Rose Fragrant Carnations ( Dianthus grenadin )

Grenadin Carnations are very popular with florists and are used in corsages, bouquets, and a wide range of floral arrangements. You can grow this lovely rose colored carnation from flower seed in your own garden. They grow big, full blooms on strong, straight stems. They feature a blue-gray foliage that stays attractive even when the blooms are finished. Their blooms last a long time whether left in the garden or cut for the vase. Also has a wonderful spicy clove-like fragrance. Good drainage is essential for winter hardiness. Grows 18-24″ tall, annual or perennial to zone 5.

AW53 Chinese Pinks ( Dianthus chinensis )

3549 Rainbow Loveliness ( Dianthus hybrida )

Bred by the famous Allwood Nursery, the most highly fragrant flowers in the world, luscious fringed blooms, full color range, bloom first year,
grows 15″ tall, annual or perennial to zone 5.

3553 Sweetest Silver ( Dianthus sp. )

Cascading, clove scented 3″ double blooms, silver blue leaf, mix of many colors, grow as annual for baskets. Blooms in 12 weeks from seed

TCB049 Supra Purple ( Pelleted Seeds )

2006 AAS Bedding Plant Winner. Supra Purple fills garden space with color. This dianthus is a cross between various species and the result is a strong plant that will flower under hot summer growing conditions. Supra Purple plants remain under a foot in height, but they are vigorous and continue flowering through the growing season. The growing season in the South could be fall and early winter. A long flowering period was one of the superior traits observed by AAS Judges. Supra Purple plants adapt to different growing conditions. They are recommended for containers and rock gardens. They will add continuous bloom to a perennial border, which may need more color. Supra Purple was tested as an annual and won the award based on the first year performance, but similar to other dianthus, it may over winter and flower next spring.

The Supra Purple single flowers have highly fringed petal edges which are perfect for decorations. Add them to salads, bouquets, or float some on water for an eye-catching centerpiece. The color is closer to a rosy-purple than the dark, almost black-purple, seen on some plants. Supra Purple may become one of your favorite new annuals. Pelleted seeds for easy sowing and germination.

TWT231 Maiden Pink ( Dianthus Deltoides Red )

Grow this outstanding, low growing flower that will thrive in summer! Commonly called Maiden Pink, this perennial remains green year round with 1 inch fragrant blooms of pink and red hues concentrated at the top during its blooming season from spring to summer. This is a mat-forming species with dark green leaves and is so rewarding to grow.
Maiden Pink is an evergreen, low-growing flower that is perfect for sowing in rock gardens, as an edging, or between paving stones as a ground cover.
Maiden Pink flowers keep their beauty even during the hottest summer months. It is a liberal self-sower, dropping its own flower seeds, so it will fill in nicely, making it a great ground cover or border plant. Grows about 8 inches tall.

TWT232 Spring Beauty Cottage Pinks ( Dianthus Plumarius )

Sweetly clove-scented flowers have a velvety or satiny sheen. Loosely mounding perennial for edging the borders, rock gardens or in Container. Narrow blue gray foliage and white, pink or red spicy fragranced flowers from spring to summer.
Fragrant, fringed double and semi-double blooms in a range of pinks, reds and white, are wonderful reminders of old-fashioned English “cottage pinks or grass pinks”. Cottage Pinks establish easily from seeds, and they work well for edging, in the front of the border, used as a ground cover plant, for rock gardens and to interplant in rock walls. Does very well in pots and baskets. Grows about 12 inches tall.