Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.60 m high × 0.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-10
- Moisture
- Well-drained, Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Flowers
- Functions
- Fragrant
- Edibility
- 1 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 0 out of 5
The flowers have a subtle taste and are often used as decoration on vegetable and fruit salads, cakes, desserts, and in cold drinks.