Sweet™ Coral Dianthus

Sweet™ Coral is a coral-flowered Sweet William selection with upright stems and fragrant, rounded clusters. Ball Seed’s exact product page identifies code PAS292336, notes an RHS Award of Garden Merit, and lists a Sweet-series size of 18–36 inches tall by 10–12 inches wide with hardiness zones 6a–8b ([Ball Seed](https://info.ballseed.com/PlantInfo/?phid=022502007001278)). ## Garden use Use this selection in a sunny or partly sunny cutting garden, mixed border or cottage planting. Ball Seed describes its Sweet series as low maintenance, fragrant and suitable for cut flowers, with straight stems and long-lasting clusters. Its listed bloom seasons are early spring, spring, autumn and winter; commercial crop timing does not guarantee natural flowering in every outdoor season. ## Growing conditions Choose moist soil that drains freely. NC State Extension describes Dianthus barbatus as a biennial or short-lived perennial often grown as an annual, and recommends loam and partial shade in hot summer climates; the species profile also associates poorly drained soil with crown rot and rust ([NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/dianthus-barbatus/common-name/sweet-william/)). Ball Seed’s exact Sweet profile lists sun or partial sun and zones 6a–8b. ## Maintenance Avoid leaving the crown in saturated ground and remove spent or damaged stems as needed. For cut flowers, PanAmerican’s Sweet production guide gives commercial harvest and finishing advice; its greenhouse and field schedules should not be read as a garden rebloom guarantee ([PanAmerican Seed](https://catalog.panamseed.com/view/666424586/133/)).