(D) Carnation Enfant De Nice Mix Seeds 0.15g (415052)

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🌸 Carnation 'Enfant de Nice' Mix
🌸 Botanical Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
🌸 Type: Half-Hardy Perennial (often grown as a Hardy Annual or Biennial)

Carnation 'Enfant de Nice' Mix is a classic florist-type carnation, prized for its elegant, tall stems and richly coloured, fragrant blooms. This traditional French heirloom variety produces fully double flowers in a beautiful range of whites, pinks, reds, and bicolours—perfect for cutting and garden display. Strong stems and a long vase life make it ideal for floral arrangements.

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Half-Hardy Perennial (grown as Annual or Biennial)
✔ Height: 45 – 60 cm
✔ Spread: 25 – 30 cm
✔ Flowers: June – September (in second year if sown late)
✔ Position: Full sun; fertile, well-drained soil

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow Indoors: Jan – Mar for same-year flowers, or Jul – Sep for flowering the following summer
✔ How to Sow: Lightly cover with compost; keep at 15 – 20°C
✔ Germination: 7 – 14 days
✔ Transplant: When seedlings are large enough, grow on and plant out after the last frost
✔ Spacing: 25 – 30 cm apart
✔ Care: Water regularly but avoid waterlogging. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming.

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Beautiful, long-stemmed double blooms in a rich colour mix 🎨
✔ Highly fragrant – classic clove-like scent
✔ Excellent for cutting – long-lasting in vases
✔ Traditional variety with vintage charm
✔ Easy to grow and rewarding for gardeners of all levels

✨ Top Tip

For top-quality cut flowers, grow in full sun and pinch out early side shoots to encourage strong, tall stems.

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Cottage & cutting gardens
✔ Floral arrangements & bouquets
✔ Patio pots & sunny borders
✔ Scented garden displays
✔ Traditional & heirloom planting schemes

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