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Sweet-William - Dianthus barbatus

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Sweet-William Sweet-William - Dianthus barbatus var. barbatus dylan Horfield Common 29 Oct 2024, 6:49 p.m. 23 May 2024, 7:41 p.m.
Sweet-William Sweet-William - Dianthus barbatus dylan Horfield Common 5 Jun 2025, 7:53 p.m. 4 Jun 2025, 3:01 p.m.

Species Description

Widely cultivated throughout the UK and sometimes used in ornamental meadow mixes. It may escape and can become naturalised in places such as roadside verges, and dunes, tips and wasteland.

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Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Sweet-William Dianthus barbatus var. barbatus 1 1 1 image for Sweet-William