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How to
germinate
Sweet William
seeds
Dianthus barbatus
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Biennial 15-18°C Yes sow open ground, early july, sowings can be made from early May onwards. annual types sow Jan onwards or March direct in containers |
| Sweet William Kaleidoscope
mixed 55cm NEW Hardy Biennial Dianthus barbatus Sweet William Kaleidoscope mixed produces multi stemmed plants with unusual bicolour petals, as the flower matures the florets change colour, giving its name Kaleidoscope, from the changing shades and patterns on the flowers. Sow early for flowering the same year, sow direct where they are to flower in containers or a prepared seed bed May to July.
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| Sweet William Black Magic Up to 50 cm Biennial variety Dianthus Barbatus. Old fashioned series. Easily grown from seed, Sweet William Black Magic has attractive deep crimson almost black flowers that compliments the dark foliage. Plants are free flowering with a mound shaped habit.
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| Dianthus Kensington 60cm Hardy Annual Half hardy Annual Dianthus barbatus x chinensis A cross between dianthus chinensis (Dianthus) and barbatus (Sweet William) Beautiful mixture of unique double bicoloured fragrant flowers. Excellent garden performance with a compact habit, excellent cut flower. Free flowering ideal for borders, landscaping, bedding and containers.
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| Sweet William Roundabout Mixed 15cm
annual variety Dianthus Barbatus. Compact plants bloom over a very long season and retain its neat habit throughout the summer and autumn. Flowers of crimson, rose, pink, scarlet, red and white in solids and eyed types. Sow January onwards.
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| Sweet William Wee Willie Mixed
15cm annual dwarf single Dianthus Barbatus. Flowering in just 7-8 weeks from sowing, an early flowering variety which is perfect for edging. Colour range includes scarlet, crimson, rose-pink and white
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William Indian Carpet Mixed 15cm biennial dwarf single Dianthus Barbatus. Small mound-like plants with big flower heads in deep, glowing colours, most suited to bedding.
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The cultural
information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number
of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different
sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind
you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already
have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule
of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and
fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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