Botanical Name: Dianthus barbatus
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Common Name: Sweet William  
Plant photo of: Dianthus barbatus
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Annual, Biennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Purple, Red, White, Multi-Colored

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: JJ Neilson, Modesto JC

  • Description

  • Notes

Sweet William is a short-lived tender perennial or biennual usually grown as an annual. Its blossoms are clusters of flat, disc-like flowers in shades of red, pink, white, and any combination thereof. Plants are usually dense and mounded, with deep green foliage. Flowering from May to frost, they slow down a bit in the heat of the summer. Their fragrant flowers are enjoyed by butterflies and hummingbirds.