Cherry Dianthus from the Floral Lace Mix

by J McCombie

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Cherry Dianthus from the Floral Lace Mix

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J McCombie

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Painting - Photographic

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Early flowering and lacy edged with the largest blooms of any D. chinensis x barbatus dianthus – up to 1.5 in./4 cm across. Performs well in gardens under tough conditions as an annual or biennial. Good for high-density Spring and Autumn pack or small pot programs. Bright green leaves.
The Flora Lace series of Dianthus was created by crossing Dianthus chinensis, a prolific flowerer... with Dianthus barbatus, a cold hardy species. This exciting hybrid gives you another choice for early season planting right along side your Pansies. Plant Dianthus Floral Lace Crimson in full sun to light shade in fertile well drained soil. Available colors: Cherry, Crimson, Light Pink, Lilac, Picotee, Purple, Rose, Salmon, True Rose, Violet, Violet Picotee, White, and a mixture. Attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds. It is very fragrant.
Dianthus chinensis (China pink) is a species of Dianthus native to northern China, Korea, Mongolia, and southeastern Russia.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 30–50 cm tall. The leaves are green to greyish green, slender, 3–5 cm long and 2–4 mm broad. The flowers are white, pink, or red, 3–4 cm diameter, produced singly or in small clusters from spring to mid summer.
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant, both in China and elsewhere across temperate regions of the world; numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use.
Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William) is a species of Dianthus native to southern Europe and parts of Asia which has become a popular ornamental garden plant. It is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 30-75 cm tall, with flowers in a dense cluster of up to 30 at the top of the stems. Each flower is 2-3 cm diameter with five petals displaying serrated edges. Wild plants produce red flowers with a white base, but colours in cultivars range from white, pink, red, and purple or with variegated patterns. The exact origin of its English common name is unknown, but first appears in 1596 in botanist John Gerard's garden catalog. The flowers are edible and may have medicinal properties. Sweet William attracts bees, birds, and butterflies.
Sweet William is a herb biennial or short-lived perennial plant native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans, with a variety disjunct in northeastern China, Korea, and southeasternmost Russia. It grows to 30-75 cm tall, with green to glaucous blue-green tapered leaves 4-10 cm long and 1-2 cm broad. The flowers are produced in a dense cluster of up to 30 at the top of the stems and have a spicy, clove-like scent; each flower is 2-3 cm diameter with five petals with serrated edges; in wild plants the petals are red with a white base.
Many legends purport to explain how Sweet William acquired its English common name, but none is verified. "Sweet William" is often said to honour the 18th century Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. As a result of the Duke's victory at the Battle of Culloden and his generally brutal treatment of the king's enemies, it is also claimed that the Scots sometimes call the flower "Stinking Billy". Though this makes a nice story, it is entirely untrue. The Scots sometimes refer to the noxious ragwort, not Dianthus barbatus, as "Stinking Billy" in memory of the infamous Duke. Also, the English botanist John Gerard referred to Dianthus barbatus as "Sweete Williams" in his garden catalogue of 1596, 150 years before Culloden. Phillips speculated that the flower was named after Gerard's contemporary, William Shakespeare. It is also said to be named after Saint William of York or after William the Conqueror. Another etymological derivation is that william is a corruption of the French oillet, meaning "little eye". Sweet William is a favourite name for lovelorn young men in English folkloric ballads.

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