.
*’dianthus barbatus’
“sweet william“
.
*a species of dianthus*
*native to ‘southern europe’ + parts of ‘asia’*
*has become a popular ‘ornamental garden plant’*
.
(it is a herbaceous ‘biennial’ or short-lived ‘perennial plant’ growing to 13–92 cm tall, with flowers in a dense cluster of up to 30 at the top of the stems)
(each flower is 2–3 cm diameter with five petals displaying serrated edges)
(wild plants produce red flowers with a white base, but colors in cultivars range from white, pink, red, and purple to variegated patterns)
(the exact origin of its English common name is unknown but first appears in 1596 in botanist John Gerard’s garden catalogue)
(the flowers are edible and may have medicinal properties)
(‘Sweet William’ attracts bees, birds, and ‘butterflies’)
.
.
*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
.
.
.
.
.
.
💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
.
.
*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
.
.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥