Dianthus Oscar "Carnation" (Mixed Colours)15cm Pot
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Dianthus Oscar "Carnation" (Mixed Colours)15cm Pot
Product Details
Weight: 2.00 kg
Dianthus ‘Oscar’
Botanical Name
Dianthus × hybridus ‘Oscar’
Common Names
- Carnation
- Sweet William
- Pinks
Product Description
Dianthus ‘Oscar’ is a compact, fragrant perennial prized for its vividly coloured, long-lasting flowers in shades of pink, red, or bi-coloured patterns. Its neat clumping habit makes it ideal for borders, rockeries, containers, and cottage-style gardens. Well-suited to South African climates, this variety is easy to grow, low-maintenance, and offers continuous spring and summer blooms for vibrant garden displays.
Size When Fully Grown
- Height: ± 20–30 cm
- Spread: ± 25–30 cm
- Growth habit: Compact, clump-forming
Best Growing Conditions
- Light: Full sun
- Requires at least 5–6 hours of sunlight daily for optimal flowering
- Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
- Slightly alkaline soil preferred; enrich with compost for vigorous growth
- Watering: Moderate
- Water regularly, allowing soil to dry slightly between watering
- Climate:
- Thrives in mild to warm regions
- Light frost tolerant; protect young plants in colder areas
- Maintenance: Low to moderate
- Deadhead spent flowers to promote continuous blooms
- Pinch back young shoots early in the season to maintain bushy growth
- Requires at least 5–6 hours of sunlight daily for optimal flowering
- Slightly alkaline soil preferred; enrich with compost for vigorous growth
- Water regularly, allowing soil to dry slightly between watering
- Thrives in mild to warm regions
- Light frost tolerant; protect young plants in colder areas
- Deadhead spent flowers to promote continuous blooms
- Pinch back young shoots early in the season to maintain bushy growth
Best Planting Season & Growth Cycle (South Africa)
- Best Time to Plant: Spring to early summer
- Active Growing Season: Spring and summer
- Flowering Season: Spring through summer
- Seasonal Notes:
- Performs best in full sun and well-drained soil
- Ideal for garden borders, rockeries, and container planting
- Performs best in full sun and well-drained soil
- Ideal for garden borders, rockeries, and container planting
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