Down on the farm we called these showy and easy to grow flowers "Pinks" -- or Sweet Williams if we wished to be formal. The botanical name for the ones in our flower beds was Dianthus barbatus.
Although AeroGrow's Incredible Edibles Seed Kit just calls it a Dianthus, I think this is a barbatus as well, as the plumarius or Cottage Pinks have more perfume, and the leaves are a bit different from the common carnation (caryophyllus) -- and no I have not eaten any yet, but looking at them does make me hungry.
Yes, despite our love of searching out 10 cent seed packets on sale at the local stores, we finally broke down and ordered some new things to try as soon we get the planters unpacked after another month of vacation. On order are Green Forest Romaine, Papalo, Senposai, Komatsuna, India Spinach Beet, Edible Amaranth, Purslane, and Watercress as well as some baby varieties of tomato and a packet of Empress of India Nasturtium seeds.
We'll be giving AeroGrow's Master Gardener Kits a run for their money.
The rational behind my choice of some of the greens which are lesser known hereabouts was their short growing season and heat tolerance. It was fun finding and selecting them, but I missed a few. Our next order will be sure to include Mizuna and I'm blogging about it now so that we don't forget later!
Speaking of blogs, my search for the perfect air greens led me to a couple informative web pages we had not seen before:
I am posting links, here is the page that really go me motivated to buy our first AeroGarden and start experimenting with live food again:
Killer Air Grown Gardens