Carnation plant grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Dianthus also known as Clove Carnations or Dianthus caryophyllus, Carnation plant perennial evergreen or annual in cold climate used as ornamental plant for the flowers and the leaves, can grow in mediterranean, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 10b-11 as perennial or hardiness zone 3-9 as annual plant.
Leaves color green-gray, the leaves elliptic shape.
Carnation plant flowers
Flower color purple, magenta, white, red, lilac, pink or yellow, the border sometimes prominent in stronger color, the flowers have double or multi-petals with jagged edges.