In the 18th-19th century, this flower was used by people to communicate their emotional experience with one another ; to either show their love, or that they were deeply upset, happy, dissapointed, etc. Take for example: if you would ever want to tell someone "I feel that I am a victim of your love", the Sweet William Catchfly would be the right plant to translate your thought.
Seeds generously sponsored by Cruydt Hoeck