Scientific Name : Dianthus barbatus
Common Name : Sweet William
Hardiness Zone : 6a - 8b
Blooming Season : Early Spring, Spring, Autumn, Winter
Plant Habit : Upright
Spacing : 10 - 14" (25 - 36cm)
Height : 18 - 36" (46 - 91cm)
Width : 10 - 12" (25 - 30cm)
Exposure : Partial Sun, Sun
Seeds supplied as: Pelleted.
Best in class makes the best bouquets
Sweet offers the best commercial D. barbatus series available. With no vernalisation needed for first-year-flowering, you can program for year-round production. Add to that the very uniform height and flowering, excellent retail holdability and 13 separate bright colours, and you’ve got one sweet series to grow and send to market!
Planting density: 4 to 6 plants/ft.2 (42 to 64 plants/m2)
Best for: Greenhouse, high tunnel; also suitable for field
Floral selection guide: Filler, volume
Plug crop time: 4 to 5 weeks
Transplant to finish: Late Spring/Summer greenhouse/field, 8 to 9 weeks; Late Summer/Winter greenhouse, 9 to 13 weeks; Field, 15 to 18 weeks
Scientific Name : Dianthus barbatus
Common Name : Sweet William
Hardiness Zone : 6a - 8b
Blooming Season : Early Spring, Spring, Autumn, Winter
Plant Habit : Upright
Spacing : 10 - 14" (25 - 36cm)
Height : 18 - 36" (46 - 91cm)
Width : 10 - 12" (25 - 30cm)
Exposure : Partial Sun, Sun
Seeds supplied as: Pelleted.
Best in class makes the best bouquets
Sweet offers the best commercial D. barbatus series available. With no vernalisation needed for first-year-flowering, you can program for year-round production. Add to that the very uniform height and flowering, excellent retail holdability and 13 separate bright colours, and you’ve got one sweet series to grow and send to market!
Planting density: 4 to 6 plants/ft.2 (42 to 64 plants/m2)
Best for: Greenhouse, high tunnel; also suitable for field
Floral selection guide: Filler, volume
Plug crop time: 4 to 5 weeks
Transplant to finish: Late Spring/Summer greenhouse/field, 8 to 9 weeks; Late Summer/Winter greenhouse, 9 to 13 weeks; Field, 15 to 18 weeks
