Position

Sun exposure:
Dappled shade, full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing
Position in border:
Front, middle

Soil

Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

The sweet William is a traditional cottage garden perennial, coming in a range of flower colours and forms. It's technically a short-lived perennial, but is usually grown as a biennial, with seeds sown in summer for flowering plants the following year.

Dianthus 'Sweet' makes a fantastic cut flower, its strong stems and large flower heads lasting for several weeks in water.

'Sweet' is an extremely fragrant sweet William cultivar. Clusters of sweetly scented flowers in shades of red, white and purple are borne on sturdy stems from June to September. For best results deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.

Plant calendar

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Sowyesyes
Plantyesyes
Flowersyesyesyesyes

Dianthus ‘Sweet’ and wildlife

Dianthus ‘Sweet’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Dianthus ‘Sweet’ poisonous?

Dianthus ‘Sweet’ can be toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Horses
Horses
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
Plants that go well with Dianthus 'Sweet'
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