In Search of a Yellow Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus 'Grenadin yellow' Dianthus 'Key Lime pie' When one thinks of Carnations, the colors of pink, mauve purples, and whites often comes to mind drawing romantic notations and memories of when chivalry was once still alive. One color that is seen as foreign in the genus Dianthus is yellow. After all who has seen a yellow carnation? Well, they do exist, though few and far between. This yellow coloration can be traced back to one species Dianthus knappii. A small flowering member who is not often found in the garden, to much shame, its genetics have been used in breeding work to introduce the color yellow to whole new generation of cultivars. Two such cultivars reside in the sun city garden, those being Dianthus caryophyllus 'Grenadin yellow ' and Dianthus 'Key lime pie' . Two excellent unusual carnations to add to any xeric border. Dianthus caryophyllus 'Grenadin yellow' is a seed grown strain, that gives rise to...