Carnation / Dianthus, Black & White, Velvet 'N Lace Flower Seeds, Perennial

Carnation/ Dianthus Chinensis (X Heddewigii) Velvet N Lace / Black And White Carnations
14 Inch Double Black And White Bicolor, Actually Some Deep Maroon With White Very Lacey Delicate Petals

Long Bloom Season / Sun To Partial Sun / Hardy & Disease Free / Fragrant / Deer Resistant / Perennial /
Hardy Zones Perennials Zones 5-9 /All Zones For Annuals

They bloom from mid spring to fall. All the flowers are fully double and tightly massed on bushy like blue-green foliage. It has a reputation for it's spicy clover like fragrance and delicate laced petals. Great for cutting, garden paths, containers or mixed in with others in the bedding. They are little jewels on their own. They are care free plants and quite hardy with a variety of soils as long as it can drain.
Likes full sun in the north but can use some shade further south.

Seed sowing instructions:

Sow direct outdoors in early spring.  Seed can also be sown indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date on the surface of a good seed-starting mix. Provide light and keep moist at 65-70 deg. F. for germination, then at 50-60 deg. F.  Set out two weeks before last frost date.