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Sweet William Dash Magician in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Dianthus barbatus 'Dash Magician'

 

Sweet William 'Dash Magician'

A clump forming plant with scented flowers in pink, white, purple or red, often with lighter colour eyes and sporting mid-green foliage. Although a short lived perennial, it is usually grown as a biennial.'Dash Magician' is unusual in that it acts as a perennial, not a biennial. The flowers open white, and as they age they change to shades of pink, blooming from late Spring to Summer

 
plant Features
  • Sweet William Dash Magician likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Sweet William Dash Magician likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Sweet William Dash Magician is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Sweet William Dash Magician likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Sweet William 'Dash Magician'

Latin name

Dianthus barbatus 'Dash Magician'

type

Biennial

family

Caryophyllaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Sweet William Dash Magician likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Sweet William Dash Magician is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Sweet William Dash Magician likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Sweet William Dash Magician likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Sweet William Dash Magician is 0.25meters x 0.60meters 0.25 M 0.60 M

Dianthus barbatus 'Dash Magician'

A clump forming plant with scented flowers in pink, white, purple or red, often with lighter colour eyes and sporting mid-green foliage. Although a short lived perennial, it is usually grown as a biennial.'Dash Magician' is unusual in that it acts as a perennial, not a biennial. The flowers open white, and as they age they change to shades of pink, blooming from late Spring to Summer


Flowering Season

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Dianthus generally bloom from mid-summer, through to early autumn.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant container grown plants out in full sun in a light, free draining soil.

 

Propagation by seed in spring

From Late Winter TO Late Spring

Sow seed under glass in late winter or early spring at a temperature of 13C. Prick out seedlings and plant in late spring to flower during summer.

 

Propagation by seed in spring

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seeds in open ground in mid spring, moving to flowering position in mid autumn where the plants will bloom early the following year.

 

Propagation by seed in autumn

From Early Autumn TO Early Winter

Sow seeds of the species in autumn or early winter in pots in a coldframe

 
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