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Cultivation methods of carnation

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Scientific name: Diranthuschinensis English name: ChinesePink.Rainbow-Pink alias: Chinese carnation. Carnation in Luoyang. Stone chrysanthemum. Embroidered bamboo family name: Caryophyllaceae morphological characteristics: perennial herbs, often cultivated as biennial flowers. The stem is smooth and much branched. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate. Flowers solitary, pink. Red. Purple and red. White or complex, single or double, fragrant. The flowering period is from April to October and is concentrated from April to May. Capsule

Scientific name: Diranthuschinensis

English name: ChinesePink.Rainbow-Pink

Alias: Chinese carnation. Carnation in Luoyang. Stone chrysanthemum. Embroidered bamboo

Family name: Caryophyllaceae

Morphological features: perennial herbs, often cultivated as biennial flowers. The stem is smooth and much branched. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate. Flowers solitary, pink. Red. Purple and red. White or complex, single or double, fragrant. The flowering period is from April to October and is concentrated from April to May. Capsule moment orbicular, seeds oblate, dark brown. There are more than 300 species of plants of the same genus, and the common cultivated ones are:

1. Phyllostachys pubescens: also known as American carnation, carnation. The flower color is rich, the flower is small and many, the Cymes, florescence is in spring and summer.

2. Brocade group carnation: also known as carnation, dwarf, large flowers, double petals.

3. Carnation in Changxia: there are 2-3 flowers at the end of the flower, fragrant.

4. Qumai: the flower terminal is sparse panicle, light pink and fragrant. It originated in China. It's widely distributed. It is distributed almost all over the country except in the hotter areas of South China. Xi Yang, cold tolerance, drought tolerance, waterlogging, like good drainage, fertile sandy loam.

Key points of multiplication: it can be propagated by sowing, cutting and dividing plants. Sow in September and blossom in the following spring. The cuttings are from October to March of the following year. Ramets are often propagated by old plants after anthesis. The planting is easy, the management is extensive, and it should be divided every year.

Brief History of cultivation and Flower Culture: Carnation has a long history of cultivation in China. In the Tang Dynasty, Sikongshu wrote in "Yunyang Temple Carnation Flower": "A farewell from the mountains, meet in this temple." Leaves come out of high and low, and there are no clumps of depth. It is difficult for a wild butterfly to fight for white, but the courtyard gives way to red. Who is sorry for the longest, spring dew to autumn wind. " The author depicts the form of carnation in a leisurely mood and shows the importance of carnation with butterflies and pomegranates. Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty admired the beauty of carnation and regretted that it was not appreciated by people. He wrote two songs of carnation flowers, one of which was "the spring returns to the valley and the ground is light red." No one sees a reward for chariots and horses, but it is pitiful to enjoy the spring breeze. In the History of Flower in the Ming Dynasty, it is stated that the carnation flower grows luxuriantly when it takes root every year. " This paper briefly introduces the characteristics of the frequent planting of carnation, and the Flower Mirror of the Qing Dynasty also mentions that "the branches and leaves are like trees, slender and green." Although the carnation flower is not a precious flower, it is colorful, changeable, strong and hardy, and can bloom from late spring to mid-autumn. Gardens can be used in flower beds, flower borders, flower beds or potted plants.

 
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