Look for Amazon dianthus varieties at local nurseries. Since these plants are Louisiana Super Plants selections, signs showing the logo, pictures of the plants and growing information will be placed ...

Along the front of a small, curving border, dianthus "Firewitch" bloomed profusely throughout spring into early summer. Deep pink-violet blooms were so vivid against green foliage that the plants ...

Dianthus are easy plants to care for and deadheading their ruffled and aromatic blooms during the summer months is one of the key maintenance tasks, as it will help grow more flowers. We take a close ...

References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus. He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower).

This story was published in winter 2019. Dianthus plants are commonly known as pinks, yet they bloom in a rainbow of colors. Some have double flowers. Some smell like spicy cloves. They’re compact, ...

Dianthus plants are exceptional self-seeders, ensuring a continuous display of their beautiful blooms year after year. After flowering, dianthus produce numerous seeds that disperse easily through ...

Some of my favourite plants are those that are multi-purpose, that is, they can be used in a variety of ways to serve several purposes in the garden. One plant family that has this reputation is the ...

Say "carnation" and some gardeners are likely to think of their grandmother's flowers and immediately move on. Not so fast. As a recovering plant snob, I have come to appreciate the great variety now ...

This past weekend I was in church and one of my pastor friends asked me an interesting question about mini roses. One of the characteristics of carnations is some of them look a lot like roses. He ...

References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus. He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower).