Carnation Chaubaud

Question

Carnation Chaubaud Question? Planted it from seed in the summer and now its about a foot and half tall it never flowered and now it is looking tall and weak the stems. Question should I cut it back for the winter so it can flower next year or what advice would you have.

Answer 1

If it is hardy in your area, go ahead and cut it back. If it won't survive your winter, dig it up and plant it in a container and overwinter it in the garage or someplace that will not freeze. I looked up your weather, and the source showed it rarely freezes so it should return next year and flower. Here is more:

https://ucanr.edu/datastoreFiles/268-170.pdf