Sweet William

Dianthus gratianopolitanus Feuerhexe Firewitch Cheddar pink is the common name of this  excellent sun exposure perennial. It is an evergreen  selection with bluish-gray, silvery foliage and purplish-pink fragrant flowers in mid-spring. Rebloom can  occur in the summer and into the fall. Firewitch was named  the 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year©.    Height: 6-8"    Width: 12"    Zone: 3-9 Zone Map    Exposure: Full Sun/Part Sun    Landscape Uses: Border                                  Cut                                  Rock Garden    Bloom: Dark Maroon Red    Bloom Size: 1.5"    Blooms: Late Spring    Grown in: 3.5" pot    Cannot ship to: HI/PR    Ships: Now Buy 3 or more & Save! $5.99

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In warmer climates the mother plant will sometimes live through the winter. Often times confused for perennial. Division should be made from first year plant. Seeds will differ from mother plant and can be collected after bloom in the summer.

Propagation Method: Cuttings, Division

Root Form: Fibrous

Soil Condition: Loamy, Well drained, Neutral ph

Environmental: Drought tolerant

Pests: aphids, caterpillars, cut worms, Fuller rose beetles, mealybugs, nematodes, red spider mites, thrips. Slugs & snails will eat the foliage.

Diseases: anthracnose, blights, crown gall and rot, leaf spots, molds, powdery mildew, rusts, wilt