Dianthus barbatus Barbarini™ Red

 

Dianthus barbatus 'Barbarini'

 

Other Names:  Perennial Sweet William

Description:

Deliciously clove-scented, velvety frilly blood-red flowers with even darker red rings; optimal site has full sun with ample moisture; amend clay soils for best growth; seeds freely but divide for truest color

Ornamental Features

Barbarini Sweet William is blanketed in stunning fragrant crimson flat-top frilly flowers with white eyes and a dark red ring at the ends of the stems from late spring to early summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its tomentose pointy leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

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Dianthus barbatus Barbarini™ Red

 

Sweet William is an old-fashioned cottage garden plant that usually grows as a self seeding biennial. This dwarf hybrid strain produces showy clusters of fragrant flowers with deep red petals. Terrific in containers or for edging borders. Developed to flower well even in the first year, then hopefully return for a second. 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.

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