Carnation wilting

[Catseyes]

Hi all
My sister brought me a white carnation for the birth of my son. It spent the summer in the garden and looked lovely and as I haven't had a chance to put it in the garden, I brought it in around September.

Now it doesn't look as happy and has a lot of dried brown leaves and stems. The green stems and leaves that are on there look ok but when I looked today, two of the stems have started to dry up and wilt.

Any clues? I can't see any mould or fungus at all


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[Two_Sheds]

It spent the summer in the garden ...I haven't had a chance to put it in the garden

*confused*

Are they in the garden, or not in the garden? Do you mean they're in a pot, not in the ground?

They will go brown & die back in the winter, that's normal.

How to Grow Pinks and Carnations - Garden Centre - Garden Supplier

[Catseyes]

Hi, it's in a pot as it was sold as an indoor plant and I didn't want to leave it out when we start getting frosts.


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[rustylady]

Post a picture Catseyes.

[bearded bloke]

Oh dear,oh dear,oh dear silly RL you had to know this would happen >>>>>>>>>>>

[rustylady]

Thanks BB Those eyes are beautiful.

[Catseyes]

Lol oh dear... Here is a picture of the plant. It's living in the kitchen on a south east facing window.


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[rustylady]

The green bits are new shoots. Did you read the link TwoSheds posted about growing carnations? Also, was there any care information with your plant?

What were the flowers like - I know from your original post that they were white, but were they large or small, lots of them or just a few? Scented or not scented?

I'm wondering whether it is in fact a carnation or a pink.

[Catseyes]

There are some care instructions. I haven't seen the link that you said twosheds had posted.

Its scented and has a good few large flowers just under an inch in size when open,IIRC.




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[bearded bloke]

The link TwoSheds posted (it is the last line of text) may not work on your iphone,works fine for me so check it on your PC later Nice fingernails BTW

[Bill HH]

As far as I know this is a herbaceous perennial plant and will die back in the winter. It should then re-appear next year. Just keep it cool but away from frost and the soil just slightly moist. Maybe in the garage.