Kentucky Plant Atlas




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Caryophyllaceae <Silenoideae> Dianthus <Carthusianastrum> barbatus
Dianthus barbatus L.
ALI: EU HAB: n/a, n/a, n/a, 5? ABU: n/a, n/a, 0
This commonly cultivated species ("sweet-william") may occasionally persist or escape. However, despite much use in floral displays, it does not seem to become truly naturalized in eastern states (W). There is a coll. of dubious status from a "vacant lot" in JEFF (DHL). The species has been recently used in solar-panel fields of Kentucky Utilities (MERC). There are many color forms and cultivars.