Garden Pink
Dianthus plumarius
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Europe
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Garden Pink
Identify Garden Pink by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Feathery fringed petals (garden pink).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dianthus plumarius
- Genus
- Dianthus
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Europe
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are opposite, simple, linear and sessile, more or less erect and flexuous, with a sheath embracing the stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are opposite, simple, linear and sessile, more or less erect and flexuous, with a sheath embracing the stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.“The leaves are opposite, simple, linear and sessile, more or less erect and flexuous, with a sheath embracing the stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Garden Pink itself; the rest are typical of the Caryophyllaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruits are capsules with a few seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Garden Pink itself; the rest are typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Garden Pink
Garden Pink (Dianthus plumarius) belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It is native to Europe. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Caryophyllaceae
Pink Family
Garden Pink belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family.
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