Start cool
Press seed onto the mix 6–8 weeks before last frost; grow seedlings at 50–55°F.
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A seed worth growing
Sweet William that shifts from white to rose.
Amazon Rose Magic opens white, then ages to pink and dark rose, so every head shows all three colors at once.
It flowers the first year, with each plant sending up 5–7 thick, glossy stems up to 36" tall, and the cut stems last a long time. It can live over in Zones 6–8, but gives its best treated as an annual. Raw, uncoated seed. The petals are edible, with a mild clove taste; pull them off the bitter base before using.
Plants grow 18–36" tall and flower about 105–120 days from sowing. F1 hybrid.
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Know before you sow
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Press seed onto the mix 6–8 weeks before last frost; grow seedlings at 50–55°F.
Set plants 6" apart in rich, sandy, slightly alkaline soil in full sun.
Nights above 65°F give soft, stretched plants.
Harvest when 10–20% of the flowers in the cluster have opened.
7–14 days at 65–72°F (18–22°C).
Start 6–8 weeks before the last frost, pressing the seed onto the surface of the mix without covering it. Move seedlings into cell packs or 3–4" pots about 20–25 days after sowing, then harden off and plant out at 6–8 weeks. Grow them cool, around 50–55°F (10–13°C), so plants stay low and branch from the base; nights much above 65°F (18°C) give soft, weak growth.
Sow in early spring, while light frosts are still possible.
Full sun.
18–36".
6".
Perennial in Zones 6–8, but best grown as an annual.
Cut when 10–20% of the flowers in the cluster are open.
Rich, sandy, well-drained soil on the slightly alkaline side.
A first-rate commercial cut flower. It also works as a bedding plant and in gallon pots, one plant per pot.
Keep pelleted seed evenly moist through germination. Store it cool and dry until sowing, and use it within a year.
Dianthus barbatus interspecific
50 seeds.
About 59,000 on average.
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