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Dianthus barbatus nigrescens Sooty
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Dianthus barbatus nigrescens Sooty
Hardy Biennial
- Flowers: Early Summer
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Height: 15 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Edible flowers,flowers in first year,scented
- Ideal for: Border, Cut Flower
Description
Supremely different to other Sweet Williams with 2cm (¾in) fragrant blooms of deepest maroon-chocolate on red stems and mid green foliage which matures to metallic mahogany. An excellent cut flower and border plant Flowers summer. Height 30-38cm (12-15in).
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Indoors 6-8- weeks before planting out from mid-spring to summer for blooms the following year |
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| Sowing depth: | 1cm (½in) deep in drills spaced 15cm (6in) apart. |
Sow outdoors in a moist, well forked and raked seed bed. Sow thinly. Keep seed bed well watered in dry weather.
They can also be sown indoors in late April-May in a good seed sowing compost just covering the seed with compost. Germination takes 7-14 days at 18-20C (65-70P).
Growing Instructions
Transplant to a reserve border, when large enough to handle 15cm (6in) apart in rows 30cm (12in) apart. Plant 30cm (12in) apart in the flower border in September. For April sowings, when large enough to handle transplant the seedlings to boxes, grow cool and well lit. When well grown, gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions and plant out in a reserve border as described above.