DG Site Updates: Proposal: Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) Forum, 1 by Michael_Ronayne

Michael_Ronayne wrote:
I have started growing Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) and was wondering if anyone else would be interested in organizing a forum on Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) and related Dianthus species the Dianthus Genus?

Attached is a public domain photograph from Wikipedia on the new Purple Carnation colors which are reviewed in this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnations

Update 10/27/2008

The motion has been advanced by Bluespiral that this thread be a prototype for a Dianthus Forum which I find to be an excellent suggestion. I have discussed the criteria for the creation of a new forum with one of the DG administrators and it is clear that the more popular a forum topic, the greater the chances are that Dave will support the request for the creation of a new forum. As Dianthus species will hybridize it would be shortsighted to restrict the forum to just Dianthus caryophyllus as many of our modern Carnations are of mixed genetic ancestry. In reviewing the trading lists it is clear that interest in the genius Dianthus is four to five times greater than the interest in the Dianthus caryophyllus alone. As I control the first post in this thread the motion by Bluespiral is accepted and the forum name is officially changed to The Dianthus Forum. Participation is critical for the creation of a new forum so if you know a DG member who may be interested the Dianthus Genus ask they drop by to add their voice and vote to supporting the new forum. Participation is critical so let’s make this a real forum prototype.

Mike

This message was edited Oct 27, 2009 9:56 PM