Dianthus caryophyllus Triumph Mix - Carnation seeds

The Florist's Carnation or Dianthus caryophyllus 'Triumph Mix' seeds provide a mix of large colourful flowers, sweet, highly fragrant blooms with double and fringed flowers. They offer generous summer flowering, ideal for creating original and fragrant bouquets to bring into the house. This mix includes various shades of red, yellow, white, pink, and assorted bicolours, such as red and yellow or red, edged with white. These perennial, hardy plants quickly form dense cushions of fine leaves, often evergreen, with an attractive bluish-green colour that discourages weeds. Combining robustness, simplicity, and elegance, they are perfect for borders and flower beds. They adapt well to limestone soils and tolerate drought.

The 'Triumph Mix' carnation belongs to the caryophyllaceae family. They result from the cross-breeding of D. plumarius and D. caryophyllus. Dianthus plumarius is a European perennial that is the main ancestor of various groups of carnations, old-fashioned or modern. Dianthus caryophyllus is Mediterranean, having passed down to its descendants, among other traits, its wonderfully recognisable clove-like scent. The growth of these carnations is quite rapid; the plants stand out for their vigour and floriferous nature. Their mature size will reach approximately 40 to 50 cm in height with a spread of 30 cm. These carnations form dense clumps from which highly fragrant flowers emerge, from May-June to July until September if the soil remains moist, at the top of long and sturdy stems, usually with single flowers. The linear, smooth, leathery leaves are of a superb greyish-blue hue. They persist in winter.

Dianthus 'Triumph Mix' is a plant for borders and sunny flower beds, combining strength, an undemanding nature, and delicacy. Placed near the house, it releases its sweet scent, both in the garden and in bouquets. In the garden, it complements other flowering cushions like rock roses, campions, bellflowers, Erigeron karvinskianus, and Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum). These plants make a lovely display in a planter: they adapt very well to pot cultivation, in light soil.