Talk:Carnation

Affect of color?
Does the color of water affect a white carnation?

Osmosis is the diffusion of water and dissolve material though cell membranes. Diffusion is the process by which many materials move in and out of cells. The difference between osmosis and diffusion is that diffusion is a form of passive transport. When the surrounding environment has a higher concentration of dissolved solids or gases than the concentration of those in a cell they are able to pass through the plasma membrane. In diffusion items are moving down from a higher to lower concentration. Osmosis, on the other hand is a special type of diffusion. Unlike diffusion, osmosis can involve moving both from higher to lower and lower to higher concentrations.

Most plants drink water from the ground through their roots. The water travels up the stem of the leaves and flowers. When a flower is cut, it doesn’t have roots anymore. The stem of the flower still drinks up the water and provides it to the leaves and flowers.

The scientific name for a carnation is Dianthus caryophyllus. The Carnation is a flowering plant native to the near east and has been cultivated for the last 2,000 years.

The water does effect the color of the plant. The water or more like the color of the water gets sucked up by the plant. The plant turns into the color of the water and that's why carnations are red or blue or whatever.


 * Hey, uh... anyone know why this is here? --SheeEttin 01:32, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Acid or alkali?
''Carnations require neutral to slightly alkaline soil (6.5 and 7.0 would be ideal). The soil should be well-drained.''

So, which is it? Slightly alkaline (which would be over 7.0) or slightly acidic (which would be 6.5 to 7.0) ? Ring bark 13:31, 26 August 2007 (UTC)