Re: sweet william

I have some along a walkway that I got yearssssssssss ago.  Don't know which
ones.  They bloom great in the spring, about die off in the heat of summer and
quit blooming, but then have a nice show again when it cools off till the
snow/hard frost hits.  Can't say I seen them seeding around tho....

Donna

--- On Tue, 11/17/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:


From: james singer <inlandjim1@q.com>
Subject: Re: [CHAT] sweet william
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 5:53 PM


I suspect (don't know) that it's a perennial. Most Dianthuses are.

On Nov 15, 2009, at 8:57 AM, Kitty wrote:

> I've been shredding leaves all week.  I pile them in a temp bed out front ,
then shred.  Every 4 bagsful I load up and take to the backyard pile.  Each
trip takes me past a clump of Sweet Williams, Dianthus barbatus.  I've
purchased them for our MG  cottage garden over the years, but had never grown
them until this past spring I picked up some seed.  They grew easily from seed
but I got a bit anxious waiting for the flowers so I bought a quart already in
bloom.  I planted them just across from my backdoor and they have bloomed all
season long.  They are still blooming - not just the last few flowers of the
season, but vibrant, full, and a multitude of magenta blooms.
>
> I've always thought they were biennials, generously self-sowing biennials,
but have also read of them being perennial.  Does anyone esle grow these
handsome little plants?  (can't call a William, "beautiful", can I?)  What's
your experience?
>
> I sold off several pots of my seed grown plants, but did keep one pot.  They
are pink.    Much smaller leaves and flowers.  Will they be bigger next year?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
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Inland Jim
Willamette Valley

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