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Weezingreens
Seward, AK
(Zone 3b)


October 13, 2002
3:34 AM

Post #383723

Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus

Dianthus barbatus, Sweet William ripe seed heads. Seward, Alaska - Early October 2002

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CDauphinet
New Iberia, LA
(Zone 8b)

September 15, 2003
9:33 PM

Post #650304

Found these yesterday in my flower bed!!! Having SO much fun with this!!!! HOW do you store them (the seeds) and WHAT do you store them in!!!?????
CDauphinet
Weezingreens
Seward, AK
(Zone 3b)


September 15, 2003
10:40 PM

Post #650415

Hi, CDauphinet. I usually harvest the seed heads, then leave them on a plate or in a bowl indoors to dry out. Next, I shake the seed out of the seedheads and package them up. You can also leave the seedheads on the plants and let nature do the work for you. Sweet William will self-seed quite readily.

It is a biennial, usually growing the first year, blooming the next year, self-sowing seed, then dying. The following spring, new plants will appear, grow, then flower the year after that. Once you get things going, you should have Sweet William every year!

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