Sweet William Holborn Glory is one of those lovely old-fashioned flowers that you just cannot resist for so many reasons – easy to grow, intensely fragrant and extremely gorgeous with its lovely combination of raspberry red with a pristine white ring bloom. Dating back to the 1920s, this variety has been a favourite for cottage gardens, but every border, meadow or even container will benefit from its beauty. Sweet Williams, which represent gallantry in the Victorian language of flowers, make long-lasting, fragrant cut flowers, but the place where they give the best is the pastry lab: as its petals have a pleasant spicy, floral, clove-like taste, they are ideal for decorating cakes and desserts.

SEEDS
100 seeds

NAME
Sweet William

VARIETY
Holborn Glory

SHORT DESCRIPTION
A galant flower for cakes and royal bouquets.

PLANT SIZE
Height 30 cm
Width 50 cm

CONTAINER SIZE
Height 30 cm
Width 30 cm

SOWING
Indoor Feb-Mar
Outdoor Apr-June

TIMING
Germination 7-14 days
Harvesting 60-90 days

SPACING
When sowing 30 cm; Depth 0.2 cm
When thinning 20-30 cm

GROWING
SunlightFull sun to partial shade
Soil Well-drained
Watering Moderate
Feeding Light feeder

CARING
Expert tip The better they are cultivated and fed, the better they will flower. Furthermore, all of these blooms are easily propagated from cuttings.

SUPPORTING
Pollinators Attracts bumblebees, butterflies and bees.

About Piccolo

Seed for contemporary gardens. Good things come in small packages.

Piccolo, as the name implies, specialises in researching and selecting dwarf vegetables that have compact habits, suitable for growing in pots on a balcony or terrace in an urban vegetable garden, specially designed for terrace gardens and small space.

Along with vegetables, Piccolo thinks a balcony garden should also be beautiful so they also offer fruits, edibles flowers and herbs. Their selected seeds are packed with sustainable and completely recyclable materials.

All the varieties are open-pollinated, non-hybrid and non-GMO.