Carnation Dutch long-term

What is the long-standing Dutch clove (Country - Netherlands). Photos and descriptions

What is the long-standing Dutch clove (Country – Netherlands). Photos and descriptions

Carnation has been around for several thousand years. The carnation flower family, there are more than 250 species. They are both annual and perennial. For decorative gardens use less than a tenth of all.

Basically cloves are grown for cut-off for sale. Therefore, it is most often grown in special greenhouses indoors. But there are some species that are not afraid of open ground, for example – Carnation Chabot.

Dutch form of clove is one of the first places among the garden carnations, its flowers reach about 12 centimeters in diameter. It has different colors: scarlet carnation, pink, red, white, yellow and mottled – which is a favorite among many gardeners.

For amateur gardeners carnation grown at home almost not suitable.