Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) – Mixed Colors – 100 Seeds

Add old-fashioned charm and bursts of vibrant color to your garden with Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) in a stunning mixed color palette. These hardy biennial to short-lived perennial flowers display clusters of blooms in reds, pinks, whites, purples, and even bicolored patterns. Sweetly scented and highly attractive to pollinators, Sweet William is ideal for cut flower gardens, borders, cottage landscapes, and wildlife-friendly plantings.

🌿 Botanical Name: Dianthus barbatus

🌼 Key Features:

• Bold, bright mixed color flowers

• Fragrant clusters that bloom for weeks

• Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

• Excellent for cut flower arrangements

• Great for cottage gardens and edging

• Deer and rabbit resistant

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Indoors: 8–10 weeks before last frost

• Outdoors: Late spring or early summer for flowering the following year

🕰 Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer (2nd year if started outdoors)
📏 Plant Height: 30–60 cm (12–24 inches)
📏 Spacing: 20–30 cm (8–12 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 10–15 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 18–22°C (65–72°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-draining, fertile, loamy soil

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly alkaline (6.5–7.5)

• Watering: Keep soil lightly moist; avoid overwatering

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Sow early indoors for first-year blooms or outdoors for next-year flowering

• Pinch seedlings to encourage bushier growth

• Deadhead to extend bloom season and prevent unwanted reseeding

• Easy to naturalize in flower beds and borders

• Ideal for cut flowers, mass plantings, and pollinator habitats

This package contains 1g of seeds which is about 100 seeds

Dianthus Barbatus