Plants of this species are some of the oldest known cultivated flowers. Dainty rose, pink, and white flowers with a delightful spicy scent, these colorful blooms are a standard of classic wildflower gardens. Clusters of bright blooms in kaleidoscopic color combinations form at the top of sturdy stalks. Sweet William Pinks are easily grown from seed and behave as a biennial that will usually bloom in the second year. These sturdy plants originally from the mountains of Europe will easily reseed. Their name comes from the frilly (pinked) edges of the petals.
