This selection of Sweet Williams are grown from one packet of seed. The frilly flowers look almost double and when massed together in one flowerhead they look stunning.
A cottage garden favourite the Sweet William is in flower from July to September. They make good cut flowers and a nesting spot for earwigs. (Give them a good shake before bringing them into the house.)
Look at these flowers and you will probably think of the Pink family or Carnations. They are all related and the flowers, petal arrangement and seed capsules all look similar.
Sweet Williams are best treated as biannuals but they can last as short lived perennials. Cut out the flowering stems and cover the lax lower growth with some compost in September to encourage new roots.
