Dianthus barbatus QIS® Etournelle White – Professional cut flower with pure white flowers

Dianthus barbatus QIS® Etournelle White is a high-quality, biennial sweet william specially developed for professional cut flower production. This variety belongs to the renowned Etournelle series, known for its extra-long stems, uniform blooms, and improved performance. The pure white flowers combine elegance with a pleasant fragrance, making them an excellent addition to bouquets, cut flower beds, and borders.

Early and uniform flowering

A key advantage of QIS® Etournelle White is that it blooms 2 to 3 weeks earlier than standard sweet williams. This allows growers to create an early market supply and take full advantage of the first peak weeks of the cut flower season. Furthermore, the improved uniformity of blooms ensures a consistent harvest, which is essential for commercial applications and professional florists.

Extra long stems – ideal for cut flowers

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

• Professional cut flower cultivation

• Pick-your-own gardens and borders

• Florists for bouquets and arrangements

The pure white color provides an elegant and timeless accent in bouquets and arrangements, making Etournelle White both ornamental and commercially valuable.

Flowering after overwintering – late summer cultivation

QIS® Etournelle White blooms after overwintering, 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 sprout 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

Besides their pure white color, Etournelle White's flowers 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

• Pure white flowers with a pleasant scent

• Blooms after overwintering – sow in late summer