Kaleidoscope Mixed Poets Eye seeds - Dianthus barbatus

This Kaleidoscope Mixed Dianthus barbatus, also known as a poet's carnation, is a favored guest in cottage gardens. It brings an original and tender touch of color to summer flower beds. Its large inflorescences, composed of flowers in different shades of pink, gradually mature to white, creating a multicolored bouquet with endless nuances. This highly fragrant and well-branched variety is ideal for bouquets. Often grown as a biennial, this short-lived perennial is perfect everywhere, even in pots. It is capable of flowering in the year of sowing. Easy to grow in moist, rich, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade.

The Dianthus barbatus is a plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, found in many temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Although not long-lived, it is hardy and is often considered a biennial, flowering in its second, or even first, year after sowing. The plant forms a tight basal tuft of long, pointed leaves, ranging from light green to glaucous. Flowering, which is long for this 'Kaleidoscope Mixed' variety, occurs in late spring and summer, sometimes until September. The small flowers, arranged in flat cymes measuring 8 to 15 cm (5.9 in) in diameter, are borne at the ends of thin, branched, and sturdy stems. Their color, highly variable, often shows the combination of two colors, variegated or striate. All plants bear flowers that change color as they bloom, transitioning from different shades of pink to white. The fragrance of the flowers is both spicy and sweet, reminiscent of cloves and cinnamon.