Dianthus Rainbow Loveliness Improved Mixed - Garden Pink seeds

Dianthus Rainbow Loveliness Improved Mix presents an airy flowering of tousled and finely cut, rainbow-coloured flowers with a sweet perfume. They are the fabulous and very perennial, almost perfect result of extensive research. These compact and robust plants will quickly form fluffy tufts in pastel or red colours from the first year, if sown in February. Ideal in borders, pots and summer bouquets, they are easy to grow in moist, well-drained soil, in the sun.

The carnations of the Rainbow Loveliness Improved Mixed selection belong to the Caryophyllaceae family, their ancestry is multiple and complex, but they have inherited the intensely cut and fringed petals of the alpine species Dianthus superbus. They are as easy to grow as garden carnations, appreciating the same sunny environment and well-drained soils. These perennial and compact plants form basal tufts adorned with fine, evergreen, glaucous green foliage. Their rapid growth allows them to produce flowers a few months after sowing. When in bloom, they will not exceed 30 cm (12in) in all directions. Flowering takes place from July to September with surprisingly delicate flowers, with fine, tousled, finely incised petals, forming perfumed clouds in an infinite range of shades: they are white, pink, lilac, mauve, carmine red and all shades in between, with solid or bicoloured flowers. Their scent is spicy and sweet, reminiscent of cloves and cinnamon.

The Rainbow Loveliness Improved Mixed carnation is an easy plant to grow that needs minimal maintenance once well established. Like love-in-a-mist, bellflowers, and columbines, these charming plants have a place in all gardens. Choose an area along a path or near an entrance, to fully enjoy the sweetness of the plants' fragrance. In flower beds, plant the carnations en masse in the foreground, to create beautiful carpets. They can also be grown in pots on the terrace or balcony, with good drainage and fertiliser.