Turkish carnation perennial is wonderfuldecoration of garden beds, rabatok and avenues. What a diverse and variegated colors of these flowers! Bright blue, red, crimson, purple lights of inflorescences will give a good mood and bring positive emotions. One of the most popular and attractive representatives of this family is the Turkish terry carnation. Photos of this flower can be viewed below.
And this plant is completely unpretentious and notrequires special care, and the bright colors of flowers and long flowering make garden carnation even more popular in gardening. The best place for this plant will be sunny places, you can allow a small partial shade. It perfectly tolerates the winter period, does not require cutting the stems and leaves. The soil for cloves needed light and with low humidity. Before planting in the soil it is necessary to make organic fertilizers.
Planting and reproduction
Turkish carnation perennial sown inheated soil in mid-spring, when sprouts appear. Mineral fertilizers are applied to the ground, especially in this period, the plant needs nitrogen for good growth and powerful stems. The depth of planting seeds is no more than one centimeter. Before planting, the ground should be slightly sprinkled with water - this will accelerate the emergence of shoots, and after 8-10 days, the Turkish carnation will last many years. Autumn sowing is recommended at the end of October. Also, carnation can also be diluted by dividing the root - an adult flower grows well, producing a lot of lateral shoots, which take root, give new seedlings. The Turkish carnation perennial well propagated by layering. For this, long shoots are selected and a small vertical incision is made, then the stem is laid on the ground and covered with sand. During the rooting period, the notch should always have a moist soil. The plant will be ready for planting when roots are formed, and a new stem will appear above the cut point.
Care
The main treatment for cloves is watering.plants, it is carried out once or twice a week. In hot weather, you especially need to watch out for this and water the flower as needed. But it is also impossible to re-moisten the soil, otherwise the plant will die from rot. Do not recommend watering the flowers from above - the watering hose should lie on the ground. After flowering, flower stalks should be cut and mineral fertilizers applied. This will help the plant to replenish strength, and after a while it will delight with new colorful and abundant flowers. Some varieties of cloves live up to five to six years. Turkish carnation perennial in our regions is a biennial.
A variety of colors will delight thisflower. Turkish carnation is perfectly combined with perennial green shrubs, it will create an excellent landscape in landscape design. It can be planted on alpine slides and along garden paths. Carnations with tall stems look great in cut, they are formed into bouquets as individual plants, and in combination with other flowers.
