Sweet William Dianthus"sooty"

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mtgriz43 Missoula, MT Jul 21, 2007

We bought these plants from Caras in Missoula Mt. and they were beautiful while in bloom now what do I do Do you cut them back or what?
email is urunimi2@msn.com

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June_Ontario Rosemont, ON(Zone 4a) Jul 21, 2007

Plants labelled Sweet William Dianthus are usually biennial, which means they will probably die after flowering. If you leave the flowers on the plants, you may get some seed. Seedling plants that grow from now until fall will overwinter and flower next year. If you save the seed and sow it next spring, those seedlings will not flower until the following year. However, if the bees that pollinated your plants had previously visited other varieties of Sweet William, you will get some variation in flower color.

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81302 Central, WI(Zone 4b) Jul 22, 2007

I didn't post the question but wanted to say thanks for the great information June_Ontario! I had not been interested in growing Sweet William until this year when I saw mixed colors planted in a grouping. It was gorgeous!

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