Cultivar

Flower Color

Time of
Bloom

Height and Width
in approx. 4 yrs

Foliage

Winter

Foliage

Comments

Adrienne  *

Duncan +

reddish

purple

Jan-April

bushy 6” x 12”

medium green

an improved ‘Vivellii’

Alan Coates *

reddish purple

Feb-Mar

compact 6” x 12”

dark green

Altadena *

lilac pink

Jan-April

compact 6” x 14”

yellow

pink, bronze tips at times

not for harsh climates

Ann Sparkes * +

deep rose pink

Jan-May

spreading 6" x 10"

orange

crimson/bronze
tips

very distinctive foliage that catches your eye

Atrorubra

deep pink

Jan-May

spreading 6" x 16"

medium green

Aurea *

deep pink

Jan-May

spreading 6" x 14"

gold

orange tips

compact habit

Bell’s Extra

Special  *

reddish purple

Jan-May

neat tidy 6” x 16”

whiskey color

flecked orange

gold

recommended

handsome

Beoley Pink

pink

Feb-April

6" x 18"

medium green

very floriferous

Bright Jewel *

pink

Feb-May

spreading 6" x 18"

medium green

Carnea *

shell pink/lilac pink

Mar-April

6” x 14”

medium green

Cecelia M. Beale

white

Jan-Mar

compact 6” x 10”

medium green

new large flowers

Challenger * +

magenta/crimson

Jan-April

6" x 18"

dark green

striking dark color

Christine Fletcher

shell pink to reddish purple

Mar-April

spreading 6” x 22”

dark green

Clare Wilkinson

shell pink

Jan-May

vigorous trailing

6” x 14”

medium green

long racemes, free flowering

David’s Seedling

pink to reddish purple

Dec-May

6” x 20”

medium green

flowers well

December Red *

pink/red purple

Nov-April

spreading 6" x 18"

medium green

early for a carnea

Eileen Porter

magenta/cream

Oct-Apr

8” x 8”

dark green

slow growing

Foxhollow + *

red purple to pink

Jan-April

vigorous spreading

6” x 18”

yellow tipped bronze

orange red

Foxhollow

Fairy *

pink caylx white corolla

Dec-April

trailing 6" x 14"

medium green

corolla ages  to pink

Golden

Starlet * +

white

Dec-Mar

spreading 6" x 16"

bright gold

lime green

doesn't burn like other golden carneas in spring

Gracilis

bright lilac pink

Dec-Mar

semi-prostrate
6-9" x 12"

dark green

floriferous

Heathwood *

dark pink

Feb-April

bushy 6" x 14"

dark green

bronze

Hilletje *

dark lilac pink to red purple

Dec-Feb

compact 6" x 12"

green gold

orange gold