- Name: Velvet ‘N Lace Dianthus - Scientific Name: Dianthus Plumarius - Color: Dark Purple/Burgundy (Almost Black) & White - Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost - Bloom Time: Late Spring - Fall - Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 - Plant Height: 6 - 12" - Plant Spacing: 6 - 9" - Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 50 Seeds - Other: Fragrant  These Miniature Carnations Bloom All Summer Long And Make An Excellent Cut Or Dried Flower. They Attract Bees, Birds, & Butterflies.