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How to Grow Carnation: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

A clove-scented perennial grown for cut flowers, needing sun, good drainage and regular deadheading in home beds.

Carnation

Dianthus caryophyllus

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

GrowingFlowering

Guides

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Wilting Yellow leaves Leaves dying White powder Leaf spots Fruit problems

Pests and diseases (36)

Fusarium Wilt Powdery Mildew Late Blight Brown Leaf Spot Sclerotinia Rot Citrus Melanose Crown Gall Rust Southern Blight Anthracnose Root Rot Root-knot Nematode Gray Mold Bacterial Spot Leaf Spot Downy MildewCalyx SplittingFlyspeckCurvularia Leaf BlightCyst NematodeMosaic DiseaseMild MosaicRoot GallPlant-parasitic NematodesSeptoria Leaf SpotFusarium Wilt and Damping-offBacterial Wilt and Stem RotPurple Seed StainBud RotStem RotBacterial WiltLeaf BlightBrown RustNeck RotBlack RustAlternaria Black Spot

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.

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Keep a growing history for Carnation

Type the plant name, add the planting date, and take photos as it grows. Next season you will have your own dates for sowing, flowering, and harvest instead of a generic calendar.

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