{"id":8101,"date":"2016-02-24T09:07:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T16:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8101"},"modified":"2016-02-20T06:43:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T13:43:23","slug":"pinks-or-pink-carnations-explanation-of-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/pinks-or-pink-carnations-explanation-of-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnations Explanation of Types"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Carnation \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3477751514\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3368\/3477751514_1336b1caa9.jpg\" alt=\"Carnation\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When is a pink Carnation not a Carnation? When it is a Pink. Confused, well so was I and I am not sure this will clear it up.<\/p>\n<p>All Pinks and Carnations are members of the Dianthus genus that encompasses 400 + species and cultivars ( including Sweet Williams).<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong> Types of Carnation<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Border Carnations<\/strong> have one central shoot with a number of side shoots. Side shoots can be pinched out but the plant should never be stopped or the seasons flower will be lost.<\/li>\n<li>Dis-budding will encourage longer stems on the main shoot for exhibitions.<\/li>\n<li>These Carnations need a winter rest and a little late frost to check growth.Border Carnations are also know as Florist Carnations and are use in buttonholes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Perpetual flowering carnation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Named because they need no resting period, growing rapidly and continiously.<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition types have flowers 4-5&#8243; across.<\/li>\n<li>Commercial varieties have smaller flowers with indented or frilled petals.<\/li>\n<li>Plants are stopped to get more flower stems<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/instant-collection-of-perennial-plants\/\">You can acquire or just admire plants as part of a collection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Annual Carnations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Also called marguerite or Chabaud carnations are half-hardy perennials but treated as annuals.<\/li>\n<li>Blooming the same year as the seed is sown, the flowers are thought by many to be inferior to other Carnations.<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition classifications are based on markings, Selfs, (one colour) Fancies (with a coloured ground)and Picotees (white ground with a colour band around the petal.<\/li>\n<li>Many are grown in a cool greenhouse to control watering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Dianthus Single Pink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4776824482\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4098\/4776824482_46c1dfdb7c.jpg\" alt=\"Dianthus\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Types of Pinks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is possible that Pinks, which have been so called for centuries, gave there name to the colour and not vice versus.<\/li>\n<li>Older types, like border carnations, throw up a central stem which flowers. Side shoots will flower in following years<\/li>\n<li>Modern Pinks derive from Dianthus plumarius and are scented.<\/li>\n<li>Dianthus allwoodii will flower several times per season but not as well as a perpetual Carnation.<\/li>\n<li>Single and double pinks are grown.<\/li>\n<li>Indian Pinks are hardy hybrids flowering on 8&#8243; high plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Indian Pink \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3743348860\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3521\/3743348860_e9b329df86.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Pink\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Growing Pinks with links to the National Society <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/tips-on-growing-pinks\/\">read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Perpetual Carnations from Cuttings <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/perpetual-carnations-from-cuttings\/\">read<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Close relatives &#8211; Sweet Williams<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/sweet-william-organic-seeds\/\"> read<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Pinks for Cottage Gardens <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/pinks\/\">read<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seeds and plants are available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=pinks\"> Thompson Morgan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/perfect-perennial-plants\/\">Pinks as perfect perennials<\/a> on Gardeners tips<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When is a pink Carnation not a Carnation? When it is a Pink. Confused, well so was I and I am not sure this will clear it up. All Pinks and Carnations are members of the Dianthus genus that encompasses 400 + species and cultivars ( including Sweet Williams). Types of Carnation Border Carnations have one central shoot with a number of side shoots. 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