Single carnation flowers have five petals and vary in color from white, pinks, red, green and yellow. Border carnation cultivars may have double flowers with as many as 40 petals.

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.

The flower festival is one of hundreds hosted across the U.S this time of year. Flowers that bloom in Spring Meteorologists define spring as March, April, and May.