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Dianthus Hollandia Purple Crown Seeds

Botanical Name: Dianthus barbatus

Striking Purple And White Bicoloured Blooms
Flowers In The First Year From An Early Sowing
Excellent For Cutting
Long Summer Flowering Season

100 seedsSKU: 29206

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Enjoy large, rounded heads of richly coloured purple and white flowers, each marked with a contrasting eye. This eye-catching Sweet William is ideal for cottage-style borders, containers and cutting. Early sowings can flower in their first year, providing a long-lasting display and plenty of sturdy stems for the vase.

Key information

Botanical Name: Dianthus barbatus

Genus: Dianthus

Plant Class: Hardy Perennial

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 50

Colour: Bicolour,Purple,White

Habitat: Clump-forming,Upright

Position: Full Sun

SOW INDOORS February-May, thinly 0.5cm/quarter-in deep in pots or trays of seed compost. Keep at 15-20°C/60-68°F. Transplant into individual pots or larger trays when the seedlings are large enough to handle. Harden off and plant out after the risk of frost, spacing plants 25cm/10in apart. Early sowings can flower in their first year. Remove faded flower heads to prolong the display.

Recommended growing locations.

Bedding

Borders

Containers

Patio

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£2.95 delivery charge

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£6.95 delivery charge

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