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Title: Carnations as house plants
Post by: glow777 on April 21, 2007, 21:38:26

As it looks like im going to have a few - well a lot - of spare carnations this year ive read somewhere that they can be grown as house plants and pretty much flower all yea round if kept warm.

has anyone any experience of this?

Title: Re: Carnations as house plants
Post by: Tee Gee on April 22, 2007, 17:29:41

Depends what type you have!

Perpetual varieties are best for indoors;

(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Carnation/Carnation.jpg)

(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Carnation/Carnation%201.jpg)

Title: Re: Carnations as house plants
Post by: glow777 on April 23, 2007, 07:44:10

thanks TeeGee
they are Carnation Chabaud Enchantment
from Dobies
http://www.dobies.co.uk/pd_420528_Carnation_Chabaud_Enchantment_Seeds.htm# (http://www.dobies.co.uk/pd_420528_Carnation_Chabaud_Enchantment_Seeds.htm#)

are these any use - they are currently about 3 1/2" and doing well in an unheated greenhouse.
This flower stuff is all new to me so any help appreciated

BTW these are the missuses favourites so I'm dead if i mess these up :o

Title: Re: Carnations as house plants
Post by: Tee Gee on April 23, 2007, 14:12:37

The pictures above are 'Chabauds'

This might help; http://tinyurl.com/2ejahm

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