What do I do with these?

[jeez20]

Hi
I bought these flowers from my local garden centre around a month ago and they looked great up until recently. I have been watering everyday but now some of the flowers have died and I'm not sure where to cut them off!
Do I just cut them right under the dead bud or the whole stalk. I can't google because I don't know what they're called!!
Thanks all

They're carnations/Dianthus and they just need deadheading. To do this just cut off any finished flowers at the base of the flower stem, making sure not to cut unopened buds off (sometimes there are more than one flower on a stem). This will keep the plant flowering for longer.

They're dianthus (pinks). Cut off the whole stem - they'll soon produce more.

They're pinks. Lovely flowers, both looks and fragrance.

I'd deadhead them just above any bud on the stem, if there is one. If there's nothing that looks like a bud then I'd take out the whole stem. They're not big plants so I think it's worth spending a few extra minutes to do it carefully.

The alternative if you're in a hurry is to nip off below the dead bud and then tidy up the unproductive/dead stalky bits later (that's what I tend to do with eg violas)

Thanks so much for all your replies!

I do feel a bit silly asking but I didn't want to ruin them because they were so pretty when they had lots of flowers.

Thanks again

If you have stems that don’t have buds, they are easily propagated. Just snip off the stem, remove the lower leaves and pop it into a jar of water. When the roots appear pop it in a pot of compost and put in a shetltered spot.

Mine were bought as bedding plants and as I'm lazy just left them at the end of the season

They've been going four years now

Going to have a look at propagating now

@oldraver wow, so they don't completely die after a year? Mine are in pots on my balcony so hope they will last too. Also... your username... me too, still do sometimes!!! Haha

Propagating.... interesting, I will give that a try but not sure if that's above my skills, though I do seem to have grown a chilli plant from the seeds (no chillies yet though!)

no chillies yet though Early for chillies. One of mine has produced its first flower bud.

Thanks Beebumble - I discovered a pink underneath a trailing rosemary on a wall - too tricky to transplant so I was thinking I needed to propagate.

They doo overwinter, if in the right spot. I have a planter with two different, very old gnarled Pink plants that flower every year. I always think this is their last summer, but no. They must be at least 10 years old. Very woody and not beautiful plants, but produce lovely fragrant flowers.