Carnations are such pretty ruffled blooms that last for a couple of weeks in clean water. How appropriate that this long lasting bloom be the flower of the month for January.

Carnations are thus known as “The Flowers of God”. One reason carnations are so popular is because they come in many colors and each color of the carnation has a different meaning.

Flowers speak without words, carrying emotions through their colors, scents, and shapes. From romance to gratitude, each ...

Interestingly, dianthus or carnations are the “flower of the month for January.” This article is the first in the master gardeners’ 2024 Gardeners’ Dirt series on popular flowers for each ...

Dyed crass colors and sold in delis, the flower is almost universally scorned. But fashionable tastemakers are outsnobbing the snobs and restoring the bloom's once-regal status.

The custom of wearing a white carnation on Mother's Day weighs on this holiday When people wore carnations on their lapels for Mother's Day, churches were filled with those hearty flowers.