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Scientific name	Dianthus
Common name	Carnation, pink and sweet william.
Temperature requirement	25-35 °C
Humidity	40-50%
Light	Full Sun to Part Shade
Watering	Water everyday &keep moist
Pests	Spider mites green flies ,snails and aphids
Pet friendliness	Toxic to pets and humans
Maximum plant height	20-70cm
Potting mix	potting soil/Red soil/manure/perlite
Pot requirement	Good drainage&repot every 1-2 years
Nutrition	Apply Manure for first 15 days and NPK for next 15 days
Pruning & training	Remove dead & diseased leaves with sterile shears
Common color & season	white, pink, red, magenta, neon yellow, champagne, purple and two-coloured
Description	The carnation, dianthus likes sunny, wind-protected locations, which enable it to develop nicely. This applies to growth as well as colour intensity and odour development. If you choose a half-shaded place, the carnation will become less opulent.Prefferable soil conditions are humous, nutrient-rich soil moderately damp permeable mainly chalky soil neutral pH-number below 7.0.Most kinds of carnations dislike dampness and manage well in dryness. That’s why they should only be watered moderately and not until the soil is almost completely dry. You can easily test that by pressing your thumb into the flower soil. If you can’t push it deeper than two centimetres, you can water the flower.Although carnations don’t need much care, they enjoy manure. An organic start fertilizer is recommended when replanting or repotting fully-grown carnations. Apart from that, complete fertilizer should be added before blooming time in spring. After pruning back the sprouts and before a new blossom period, mineral fertilizer advisable. It should be used sparingly, because carnations are light feeders. plant can be propagated by seed & cutting.