Garden plant ( Dianthus barbatus ) in the pink family , grown for its clusters of small, brightly coloured flowers.
It usually grows as a biennial, with seed sown the first year producing spring-flowering plants the second year. The plants grow about 2 ft (60 cm) high and produce numerous flowers with fringed petals in white, pink, or rose to violet, sometimes also bicoloured.
Sweet William ( Dianthus barbatus )
Grant Heilman