Carnation

Set of 3 or 6 Carnation Oscar Pink Heart Plants – Hardy Perennial Dianthus, Garden Ready, 10.5cm Root-Ball

Bring classic cottage-garden charm to your borders and beds with this collection of three or six Carnation Oscar Pink Heart plants. Part of the popular Oscar series of Dianthus, this striking variety produces beautifully formed, double blooms in soft pink with a deeper rose-pink centre, creating an eye-catching heart-like pattern on each flower. These hardy perennial plants are supplied as garden-ready 10.5cm root-balls, well-established and ready to plant straight into your garden or containers.

Carnations from the Oscar series are prized for their compact, sturdy habit and long flowering season, producing abundant blooms that are perfect for cutting and enjoying indoors. Once established, these reliable perennials will return year after year, rewarding you with waves of delightful colour and a pleasant, spicy-sweet fragrance characteristic of Dianthus.

What's Included:

• 6 x Carnation Oscar Pink Heart plants


• Supplied as 10.5cm root-balls


• Garden ready – plant straight out

Growing Tips:

Plant in a sunny, well-drained position for the best flowering performance. Carnations thrive in neutral to slightly alkaline soil and benefit from regular deadheading to encourage continued blooming throughout the season. Avoid waterlogged conditions, particularly over winter, to keep plants healthy and vigorous.

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Dianthus caryophyllus 'Oscar Pink Heart'


• Common Names: Carnation, Dianthus, Pinks


• Classification: Hardy Perennial


• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 30–40 cm × 20–30 cm


• Growth Habit: Compact, Upright, Bushy Perennial


• Perfect for: Borders, Beds, Patio Containers, Cut Flower Gardens, Cottage Gardens


• Flowering Time: Late Spring to Early Autumn


• Flower Colour: Soft Pink with a Deeper Rose-Pink Centre


• Planting Position: Full Sun


• Soil Requirements: Well-Drained, Neutral to Slightly Alkaline


• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies & Pollinators


• Type: Hardy Evergreen Perennial


• Foliage: Narrow, Blue-Green, Lance-Shaped Leaves


• Hardiness: Fully Hardy (RHS H5)

Notes: This collection is supplied in the Oscar Pink Heart variety, featuring soft pink double blooms with a distinctive deeper pink centre. Plants are dispatched as established 10.5cm root-balls, ready for immediate planting.

Vibrant, long-flowering carnation plants bred for strong performance, compact growth and richly scented blooms—perfect for pots, containers, borders and patio displays.

Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) are classic flowering plants loved for their frilled, multi-layered blooms and distinctive clove-like fragrance. These high-yielding, repeat-flowering varieties produce an abundance of bold, colourful flowers throughout the season, including shades of white, deep red, pink, purple and striking bicolours. With a naturally compact, bushy growth habit, they typically reach 20–40 cm tall, making them ideal for containers, edging, window boxes and small garden spaces while delivering consistent colour and strong visual impact.

Our carnation plants are professionally grown in high-quality peat-free compost and freshly delivered directly from our UK nursery in Yorkshire, in plastic-free, giftable packaging. Supplied as strong, well-established 10.5 cm plants, they feature healthy root systems, sturdy stems and vigorous flowering potential, ensuring fast establishment and reliable, long-lasting blooms in your garden or patio.

Cultural Information

• Botanical Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
• Common Name: Carnation
• Plant Type: Flowering Perennial (often grown as seasonal bedding)
• Plant Size: 10.5 cm Rootballs
• Mature Height: Approx. 20–40 cm
• Mature Spread: Approx. 20–30 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, Bushy
• Flowering Period: Late Spring to Autumn
• Planting Position: Full Sun
• Soil Type: Fertile, Well-Drained Soil
• Watering: Water regularly, allowing the soil to dry slightly between watering
• Feeding: Feed every 1–2 weeks during the growing season to encourage continuous flowering
• Maintenance: Deadhead spent blooms regularly to prolong flowering and maintain a tidy appearance
• Hardiness: Hardy to Half-Hardy (protect from severe frost)
• Best Uses: Pots, Containers, Window Boxes, Borders, Patio Displays, Cut Flowers

Rich colour, delicate form & a scent to remember—carnations are a true garden classic.

With their frilled petals, rich colours and distinctive spicy-clove scent, carnations are a classic garden favourite for autumn and beyond. Available in an array of shades—from deep reds and dark pinks to white, purple, and bicolours—each bloom brings texture, fragrance, and long-lasting beauty to patio pots, beds, borders, and even indoor displays. Whether grouped for impact or used as cut flowers, these versatile plants add sophistication to any planting scheme.

Each plant arrives fresh, healthy & fully established in a 10.5cm pot—grown peat-free at our Yorkshire nursery and delivered in 100% plastic-free packaging. With strong, well-developed roots and often in bud or bloom, they’re ready to plant straight away for instant seasonal colour. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use, carnations adapt easily and flower reliably, offering both visual and sensory delight throughout the season.

Cultural Information:

• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 25–40cm x 20–30cm
• Growth Habit: Upright, Bushy
• Perfect for: Patio Pots, Borders, Cut Flowers, Indoor Displays
• Flowering Time: Autumn to Early Winter (May Rebloom in Spring)
• Planting Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Attracts: Pollinators
• Type: Tender Perennial (Often Grown as Annual)

Foliage: Slender, Blue-Green Leaves

Rich colour, delicate form & a scent to remember—carnations are a true garden classic.

With their frilled petals, rich colours and distinctive spicy-clove scent, carnations are a classic garden favourite for autumn and beyond. Available in an array of shades—from deep reds and dark pinks to white, purple, and bicolours—each bloom brings texture, fragrance, and long-lasting beauty to patio pots, beds, borders, and even indoor displays. Whether grouped for impact or used as cut flowers, these versatile plants add sophistication to any planting scheme.

Each plant arrives fresh, healthy & fully established in a 10.5cm pot—grown peat-free at our Yorkshire nursery and delivered in 100% plastic-free packaging. With strong, well-developed roots and often in bud or bloom, they’re ready to plant straight away for instant seasonal colour. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use, carnations adapt easily and flower reliably, offering both visual and sensory delight throughout the season.

Cultural Information:

• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 25–40cm x 20–30cm
• Growth Habit: Upright, Bushy
• Perfect for: Patio Pots, Borders, Cut Flowers, Indoor Displays
• Flowering Time: Autumn to Early Winter (May Rebloom in Spring)
• Planting Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Attracts: Pollinators
• Type: Tender Perennial (Often Grown as Annual)

Foliage: Slender, Blue-Green Leaves

Rich colour, delicate form & a scent to remember—carnations are a true garden classic.

With their frilled petals, rich colours and distinctive spicy-clove scent, carnations are a classic garden favourite for autumn and beyond. Available in an array of shades—from deep reds and dark pinks to white, purple, and bicolours—each bloom brings texture, fragrance, and long-lasting beauty to patio pots, beds, borders, and even indoor displays. Whether grouped for impact or used as cut flowers, these versatile plants add sophistication to any planting scheme.

Each plant arrives fresh, healthy & fully established in a 10.5cm pot—grown peat-free at our Yorkshire nursery and delivered in 100% plastic-free packaging. With strong, well-developed roots and often in bud or bloom, they’re ready to plant straight away for instant seasonal colour. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use, carnations adapt easily and flower reliably, offering both visual and sensory delight throughout the season.

Cultural Information:

• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 25–40cm x 20–30cm
• Growth Habit: Upright, Bushy
• Perfect for: Patio Pots, Borders, Cut Flowers, Indoor Displays
• Flowering Time: Autumn to Early Winter (May Rebloom in Spring)
• Planting Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Attracts: Pollinators
• Type: Tender Perennial (Often Grown as Annual)

Foliage: Slender, Blue-Green Leaves