Can the flower Carnation, be bought as a seed?
The huge Carnation flowers bought from florist shops are hybrids that are grown from cuttings, rather than from seed (they were initially bred by growing seeds though). Otherwise, you can grow some smaller Carnation plants by seed, quite easily. Some are annual, others are perennial – lasting for a few years. Here’s a link to Thompson & Morgan seeds, showing a lovely red trailing perennial variety : http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/p… See also this perennial highly fragrant one: http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/p… And these perennial striped gorgeous flowers: http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/p… Otherwise, they have some great annual types, including this ‘black’ and white type:
