Cottage Gardening
BOTANICAL:Dianthus barbatus PRONOUNCED: dy-AN-thus bar-BAY-tus COMMON: Sweet William BLOOM: Early June to mid-July HEIGHT: 6″ – 2 ft. LIGHT: Sun ZONE: 5 – 8 June – Bicolor. Color combinations range from crimson to pink. Also available in solid white, pink, salmon, purple, red or lavender. COMMENTS: Sweet Williams are well-known cottage garden plants cultivated since…
Achene: A dry, indehiscent, oneseeded fruit. Aciculate: Needleshaped. Acid soil: Soil with a pH level below 7. Acuminate: Gradually tapering to an elongated point. Acute: Sharply pointed with an angle less than 90 degrees. Adpressed: Lying close and flat against. Adventitious: Developing in an abnormal position. Agamic: Asexual; reproducing by means other than seeds. Air…