Dianthus barbatus Sweet William Auricula Eyed 
 
Beautiful, fragrant and with an excellent vase life as a cut flower.
 
Biennial
Biennial or short lived perennial
Height 45cm
Colour red wine and white
Scent strong, sweet, spicy, clove like
Location  sun or part shady, all soil types except poorly drained.
When to sow September – October April - July
Spacing 15cm
Approx number of seeds
When to harvest  Cut when blooms start to open .
Vase Life  10 + days
 
All of the seeds that I sell here at Cherry Tree Flower Farm are the ones that I use myself on the flower field. Some are seeds that I buy in from commercial suppliers and a growing number are those that I harvest myself from flowers grown here, all without chemicals of any kind. I have been growing here on the same plot in the north west of England for over two decades and all of my flowers are grown outside.