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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 8 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 4 - 8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Purple and white
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: Barbarini™
Trade Name: Purple Picotee
Cultivar name: 'Barbarini Purple Picotee'
Common names
  • Dianthus
  • Dwarf Sweet William

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-08
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-10-03

Date: 2014-04-23
Location: Dallas, Texas USA
Date: 2023-03-14
Dallas Arboretum Plant Trial Grounds
Location: Dallas, Texas USA
Date: 2023-03-14
Dallas Arboretum Plant Trial Grounds
Photo by Paul2032

Date: 2014-04-23
Location: My Yard, zone 6a
Date: 2010-04-22
Location: My Yard, zone 6a
Date: 2010-04-22
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2013-07-08

Date: 2014-04-23
Photo by Paul2032
Location: My Yard, zone 6a
Date: 2010-04-22
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2013-07-08
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Hts, MI
Date: 2013-07-08

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