Snails can quickly spoil your gardening, because instead of the expected flowers, you only see eaten parts of the plant. One way to avoid the plague is to use snail-resistant plants, including the bearded carnation.
Do snails eat carnations?
Barnacles are snail-resistant plants that are avoided by both slugs and other snail species. This also applies to the seedlings of the bearded carnation, so that they are safe from snail damage in the garden.
Do snails like to eat the bearded carnation?
The hardy carnation is one of those plants that are not on the menu of snails. Since they are even avoided by the dreaded slugs, they are consideredsnail-resistant ornamental plants in the garden.
Are bearded clove seedlings safe from snails in the garden?
Since most snails also disdain theseedlingsof the bearded carnation, there is no danger to it after sowing. That's why it's not necessary to protect the young plants from the voracious animals.
Which plants, like the bearded carnation, are ignored by snails?
There are a number of plants that, like the easy-care bearded carnation, are spurned by snails. Examplesfor moresnail-resistant summer flowers are:
- Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflo
- Sedum (Sedum)
- Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla)
- Gold lacquer (Erysimmum cheiri)
- Houseleek (Sempervivum)
- Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla)
- Lavender (Lavendula)
- Snapdragons (Antirrhinum)
- Yarrow (Achillea)
- Sunflower (Helianthus annus)
- Sun Bride (Helenium)
- Storksbill (Geranium)
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Use carnation as a defense against snails
Bearded cloves can be used to create more than just a slug-free bed in the garden. You can also use the pretty summer flower to ward off voracious animals and thereby protect other plants.
