Carnation Spray

Dianthus caryophyllus

Family Caryophyllaceae

Description:
Plant with elongated semi-woody stems, shortened internodes and semi-prostrate growth.
Narrow, pointed, sessile, waxy greyish leaves spring from the nodes. The cup-shaped, gamosepalous flowers with numerous petals with showy, rounded and sometimes fringed edges,are smaller than in standard
varieties and are gathered in sparse clusters
borne on theends of stems.

Colours:
White, yellow, orange, pink, red, lilac, violet, cyclamine. These colours may come in different shades. There are also variegated andtwo-colour varieties.

Harvesting stage: 

When at least three flowers are fully formed and half open.

Unit of sale (Bunch):
In tens. 5 tens form a single bunch.

Post-harvest life:
10-15 days.

Storage at low temperature​: Recommended.