Carnation 'Early Dwarf Vienna Mixture'

from The Fragrant Year by Helen van Pelt Wilson & Leonie Bell -

"[Dwarf carnations in the 10" - 15" range such as] Dwarf ...Read MoreVienna, Baby, Enfant de Nice Dwarf Bouquet...provide the greatest amount of perfume for the least effort of any hardy flower we know...[seedlings vary in scent from very little to one] with a fragrance half auratum lily, half clove."

Here in Maryland, carnations can be sown to be overwintered outdoors the 1st year, making the sturdiest, bloomingest plants in the 2nd year. They tend to be short-lived and to deteriorate after their 3rd year here.