Dianthus – ‘Sweet William Mix’

$4.95

(Dianthus Barbatus) So beautiful! The array of colours, including white, pink and bi-colour varieties are so charming! An irresistible, colourful, biennial, or short-lived perennial, flower with single or double blooms , blooming most profusely in the spring and summer. The plants require minimal care & give lovely, low-maintenance colour to borders, beds and containers. The flowers are edible and may have medicinal properties. Attracts bees, birds, and butterflies.

Description

(Dianthus Barbatus) So beautiful! The array of colours, including white, pink and bi-colour varieties are so charming! An irresistible, colourful, biennial, or short-lived perennial, flower with single or double blooms , blooming most profusely in the spring and summer. The plants require minimal care & give lovely, low-maintenance colour to borders, beds and containers. The flowers are edible and may have medicinal properties. Attracts bees, birds, and butterflies.

The beauty is they readily self seed. If I want them in another area of the garden, I just pluck the seeds from a plant and scatter them in their new spot, then I press them in, or sow them in early spring, approximately 8 weeks before outdoor transplanting.  Generally they do not flower their first year unless you plant their seeds indoors to give them a head start & can be started and transplanted outside in fall. Space 6″ apart. They will tolerate a little crowding and prefer rich, loose soil that drains well.

Excellent as a cut flower. Remove fading flowers to encourage more buds to form. Pruning plants back hard after blooming will encourage them to survive for another year. Self-sown seedlings may be moved in fall or early spring.

The genus name Dianthus comes from the Greek words “dios,” meaning heavenly, and “anthos,” meaning flower.

Days to Germination: 10 – 15 Full Sun – tolerates light shade. Plants grow (7-18 “) 13–45 cm tall

per packet approx 100 seeds

 

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