Dianthus caryophyllus
spray carnation
Soft yellow, several blooms to a stem, nothing complicated about it. This is the filler that makes an arrangement feel like a good mood rather than an occasion.
Native toBred from wild pinks of Greece and the Balkans
In seasonYear-round
Vase life7 – 14 days
Pairs withCraspedia · Daisy chrysanthemum · Eucalyptus
Elsewhere
Victorian floriography assigned yellow carnations disdain — a reading worth knowing about and worth ignoring. Nobody has meant it for a century, and the flower is now simply cheerful.