How to Get Seeds From a Carnation
Carnations are among the easiest plants to grow from seeds. In fact, if left to self-propagate, mature carnation plants will successfully reseed and proliferate in a garden or meadow. Carnation seeds are very tiny but gathering them is very easy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Small paper bags
- Cord, twine or twist tie
- Newspaper or craft paper
- Small plastic bags
Instructions
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Set aside a blooming carnation plant from which to harvest seeds. Refrain from cutting flowers or deadheading the plant you have chosen. This will allow the blooms to mature and develop viable seeds.
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Allow the flowers to dry out. Let the flowers finish blooming and completely dry out.
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Protect the drying blooms from strong winds. To prevent drying flowers and their seeds from getting blown away by strong winds, slip small paper bags over the blooms and close the opening with a loosely tied twine, cord or twist tie.
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Gather the dried flowers. Cut off the dried flowers from the mother plants.
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Spread newspaper or craft paper over a large table in a location where there is no air current. The carnation seeds are so light and tiny that even a light gust of wind could blow them away.
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Shake the seeds from the dried flowers. Crush and roll each flower between your fingers to release the seeds from their pods.
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Gather the seeds and store them in a small plastic bag. Mark the bags for easy identification.
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Tips & Warnings
A totally dried carnation flower will be easy to crush and break apart to release the seeds. Partially dried or moist flowers will not yield good seeds and may even attract mold.
