It depends on the type of carnation and the way it is grown.
No a carnation stem is much thinner than a celery stalk.
Get a white carnation. Using a craftknife, cut the stem in half for half its length. Place the two halves in different glasses - one containing diluted blue food dye and the other containing red - for about half an hour or until it reaches the desired colour.
To expose more of the cut surface to the water to increase the drawing power
Put different food coloring in jar (you can add water if you want lighter color) then take a carnation and split the stem into however many jar of coloring you have. Stick part of a stem in each jar then leave it for a couple hours. This is called colorful carnation if you would like to look it up on the internet. Or go to http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000144
Actually, if you put a white carnation in food coloring, the carnations will turn that color. Example: Put a white carnation in red food coloring. In a few weeks, the flower will turn red.
The most popular carnations used by florists have one single flower per stem.
increases the length of the stem
To cut a dead carnation, trim the stem just above a leaf node or where healthy leaves are still present. This encourages new growth and prevents the plant from using energy on the dead flower. Make sure to use clean, sharp scissors or pruning shears for a clean cut to minimize damage.
The Leangth of a flower stem us 5 in.
A white carnation crossed with a red carnation makes a pink carnation.
if you put white carnations in a vase with cold water and a couple drops of food coloring then the petals with turn the color of the food coloring..... ex: 1 white carnation+a vase+red food coloring+cold water=red carnation
An alabaster carnation is a white carnation flower.