Dianthus barbatus QIS® Etournelle Salmon Shades – Professional cut flower with warm salmon tones

Dianthus barbatus QIS® Etournelle Salmon Shades is a high-quality, biennial sweet william specially developed for professional cut flower production. This variety belongs to the well-known Etournelle series, known for its extra-long stems, uniform blooms, and improved performance. The soft salmon shades of the flowers create a warm appearance, making this sweet william a perfect addition to bouquets, borders, and cutting gardens.

Early and uniform flowering

A major advantage of QIS® Etournelle Salmon Shades is that it blooms 2 to 3 weeks earlier than standard sweet williams. This allows growers to plan for early market supply and optimally capitalize on the first peak weeks of the cut flower season. The improved bloom uniformity also ensures a consistent harvest, which is essential for commercial applications and professional florists.

Extra long stems – ideal for cut flowers

The stems of Etournelle Salmon Shades are extra long, sturdy, and perfectly straight, making them perfect for bouquets and cut flowers. The sturdy stems support the full flower clusters and extend their vase life. These characteristics make this cultivar particularly suitable for:

• Professional cut flower cultivation

• Pick-your-own gardens and borders

• Florists for arrangements and bouquets

The warm salmon tones add an elegant accent to bouquets and arrangements, making this variety both ornamental and commercially valuable.

Flowering after overwintering – late summer cultivation

QIS® Etournelle Salmon Shades blooms after an overwintering period, so sowing time must be carefully planned. For early spring flowering, sowing in late summer is recommended. During the winter, the plants develop a strong root system and compact basal buds, so they emerge quickly in spring and produce abundant, uniform flowers.

Cultivation advice:

• Sowing: late summer

• Flowering: early spring, after wintering

• Cultivation: well-drained, light soil, moderately moist

• Uses: cut flowers, borders, picking gardens

Pleasant scent

In addition to the warm salmon hues, the flowers of Etournelle Salmon Shades have a fresh and pleasant fragrance, adding an extra dimension to bouquets and garden designs. This makes this cultivar ideal for commercial cut flower production and ornamental gardens.

Key Benefits

• Professional biennial cut flower

• Extra long, sturdy stems suitable for bouquets

• Blooms 2–3 weeks earlier than standard Sweet William

• Uniform flowering for consistent harvest

• Warm salmon tones with a pleasant scent

• Blooms after overwintering – sow in late summer