Dianthus barbatus

DIANTHUS barbatus
Sweet William

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Type:
Annual

Height: 6-12" (15-30cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: White, pink, red

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Caryophyllidae (Pinks Superorder)

Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks Order)

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pinks Family)

Genus: Dianthus (Pink)

Species: barbatus (bearded)

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Dianthus barbatus is a popular old-fashioned plant, useful as a cut flower. It is biennial, producing a rosette of long, thin, evergreen leaves in its first season. The following summer, it produces dense heads of clusters of small rounded flowers, often in two colours, each surrounded by a spiky calyx, on bushy, leafy plants. As the common name implies, the flowers are scented.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
Each individual flower in the cluster produces a seedpod. The pod is a long thin cylinder, opening with a star shape.

Seed
The seeds are small flat black discs. There are several seeds in each pod.

Seedling
The seedleaves are sturdy. The first true leaves are fresh green and pointed.

Seed sowing and Germination
Seeds sown by any method at any time of year germinated in 8-35 days.

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	Seed Pod Each individual flower in the cluster produces a seedpod. The pod is a long thin cylinder, opening with a star shape.
	Seed The seeds are small flat black discs. There are several seeds in each pod.
	Seedling The seedleaves are sturdy. The first true leaves are fresh green and pointed.
Seed sowing and Germination Seeds sown by any method at any time of year germinated in 8-35 days.