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janemarierose Utica, NY(Zone 4b) Sep 17, 2007

hello again

okay third picture

purchased as annuals

planted in a planter box

can i harvest seed? where would i find the seeds? can they be winter sowed?

marierose

can you tell I am a newbie?? LOL

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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Sep 17, 2007

Dianthus - many varieties - I'm not guessing. Haven't saved those seeds either.

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twohawk Blanco, TX(Zone 9a) Sep 17, 2007

You can winter sow the seed. I haven't collected the seed, as it's pretty small
but these dianthus are perennial all the way. Make sure they are well
established before winter and they should survive. I had 1/4 in of ice on
my dianthus flowers last year, and they just keep on going! It was amazing
to view blooms perfectly frozen in time.

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Sep 18, 2007

The seeds are in the dead flower. The plants will come back year after year. The plant will get wider each year. They need room to spread out to get wider or it is called multiplying. When did you plant it? I have about 20 plants.

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janemarierose Utica, NY(Zone 4b) Sep 20, 2007

I planted them in a long planters box,,,,,, they were on clearance,,,didnt think they would even grow,,,,,Should I harvest what seeds i can and plant them in the ground? The flowers i mean?

marierose

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kls_01 Champaign, IL(Zone 5b) Sep 20, 2007

I got quite a few seeds from my dianthus this year....mine are perrenial too....I planted them from seeds a long time ago(seeds said annual). This is the first year they bloomed because silly me didn't think sun requirements meant all that much and planted them in the shade....this year I moved them and they bloomed very well. The seeds will from the old flower....they are a bunch of tiny, round black seeds. The petals will fall off and there will be a little pod thing at the bottom. Eventually, they'll start to open up and you can see the seeds in them.....

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