Propagating spring carnations - 3 simple ways presented

Feathers are extremely undemanding plants. It is therefore hardly surprising that propagation is also child's play. These three ways show you how.

Spring pinks are wonderful garden plants. Its dense foliage surprises even in winter and the abundance of flowers during spring and summer enlivens the entire garden. The plant is considered undemanding and easy to care for. So it's no wonder that more and more hobby gardeners are bringing the plant into their garden.

If you still have a few bare spots in your garden and want to make them disappear with spring carnations, you can easily grow small offspring yourself from your existing plants. There are three ways to do this, which we will present to you in detail here.

11 Propagation by seed

If there are spring carnations in bloom in your garden and you do not cut them back, sowing takes place more or less naturally. Seeds fall from the withered flowers to the ground and sprout there independently. The result is a dense carpet of small perennials that guarantee the garden an even more magnificent and larger sea of flowers every year.

You can get various seed mixtures for spring carnations in stores (available here on Amazon). Feel free to mix the seeds together or collect seeds from existing plants. By mixing different colored spring carnations you can bring more variety into your garden.

How sowing works

In order to be able to enjoy the first blossoms in spring, you should prefer spring carnations in advance. A good time for the first sowing is February.

❶ Cover smaller bowls and pots with a little soil and add the seeds. The grains only need to be covered with a thin layer of soil and moistened.

❷ Protect the shell with a translucent film so that higher humidity and temperature can develop in the shell.

❸ After about three weeks the seeds will germinate. From this point on, you should ventilate the small greenhouse from time to time and remove the cover for some time every day.

❹ As soon as several seedlings have formed and they appear strong, you must separate the seeds and grow them one by one. Plant them individually in smaller flower pots. The last move to the garden, the flower box or a flower pot takes place as soon as there is no longer any fear of night frost.

In summary, sow spring carnations as follows:

Fill a small flower pot or bowl with soil
Add seeds
Cover seeds with a thin layer of soil
Moisten soil and cover pot
From germination: ventilate the bowl daily
Repotting larger seedlings
Relocate outdoors after last night frost

» Tip: If you collect seeds from your existing spring carnations, you can keep them for up to three years. It is only important that the seed is dried and stored permanently in a dry and dark place.

1. Propagation by seed

22 Propagation by cuttings

Would you like to do without sowing and rather develop your existing plants? Then cuttings are for you.

In autumn, cut shoots from the larger perennials. If possible, choose shoots that are up to 10 centimeters long and make sure that the shoot has at least three leaf nodes, i.e. leaf buds. Below a knot, separate the shoot from the plant and remove excess leaves from the lower area.

The cuttings are pulled directly into potting soil. It is only important that you keep the soil permanently moist, as this is the only way for the shoots to develop new roots. You can tell from the cutting itself whether roots are forming. If it continues to sprout, roots have developed. It takes about three weeks to get to that point.

So that the young plant can grow vigorously, it should first be placed in a larger pot and only later brought into the garden or onto the balcony. The young plants do not yet tolerate night frost, which is why we recommend the time after the ice saints for release.

2. Propagation by cuttings

33 Propagation by Division

The last option is to split.

You can also make two single plants out of one plant. When the last flowers have faded, remove a feather carnation from the soil and divide it into two or more individual plants with a knife. Make sure the sections have their own roots so they can continue to grow on their own.

The divided spring carnationsyou only need to replant and water.

» Tip: If you want a magnificent sea of flowers next year, cut back the divided plants by a good bit. Up to a third of the planting height is possible.

3. Reproduction by division

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