The flower language of Sweet William is pure love.
Sweet William, also known as American pink, ten-pattern brocade and multicolored pink, is a perennial herb of the family Caryophyllaceae, 30-60 cm tall, with erect stems, lanceolate leaves, and numerous flowers gathered into heads; the petals have long claws, and the petal blades are ovate, usually red-purple, with white speckled markings. The capsule is ovate-oblong, and the seeds are brown and flat-ovate. The flowering and fruiting period is from May to October. Sweet William is native to Europe, and is now cultivated throughout China for ornamental purposes. Sweet William is cold-tolerant but not tolerant of intense heat, and prefers sunny, dry, ventilated sites and well-drained fertile loam. In gardens, Sweet William can be used in flower beds, flower borders, raised flower terraces or pots, and can also be used as a dotting plant in rock gardens and along lawn edges.
Sweet William
Perennial herb, 30-60 cm tall, the whole plant hairless. Stems erect, angular. Leaves lanceolate, 4-8 cm long, about 1 cm wide, apex acute, base tapering, fused into a sheath, margin entire, midvein prominent. Flowers numerous, gathered into heads, with several leaf-like involucral bracts; pedicels very short; bracts 4, ovate, apex caudate-acuminate, margin membranous, finely toothed, equal to or slightly longer than the calyx; calyx tubular, about 1.5 cm long, lobes sharp-pointed; petals with long claws, petal blades ovate, usually red-purple, with white speckled markings, apex toothed, throat bearded; stamens slightly exposed; ovary oblong, style linear. Capsule ovate-oblong, about 1.8 cm long, apex 4-lobed to the middle; seeds brown, flat-ovate, smooth. Flowering and fruiting period from May to October.
Sweet William
Multicolored pink has a low plant form, stems resembling bamboo, and lush green foliage. Its natural flowering period is from May to September, and it can bloom from late spring to mid-autumn; potted in a greenhouse, it can flower in all four seasons. The flowers are terminal on the branch tips, solitary or in pairs, and sometimes in paniculate cymes. The flower diameter is not large, only 2 to 3 cm, but the flowers are abundant, blooming one after another, giving a long ornamental period. Flower colors include white, pink, red, rose pink, scarlet, purple, light purple, yellow, blue, etc., colorful and endlessly varied. In gardens, it can be used in flower beds, flower borders, raised flower terraces or pots, and can also be used as a dotting plant in rock gardens and along lawn edges. When planted in large areas, it can serve as a landscape groundcover material. In addition, pink has the ability to absorb sulfur dioxide and chlorine gas, so it can be planted in large amounts wherever there are toxic gases. It is also excellent for cut-flower display.
Sweet William