DIANTHUS

Updated 05-May-2020.

Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about DIANTHUS!

Dianthus L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science: This genus is accepted, and its native range is Europe to Temp. Asia and Himalaya, Africa, Subarctic America.

carnations (Genus Dianthus): Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus). (Source: Wikipedia, ”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Teneth mnm, all rights reserved)

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae . native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa the color pink may be named after the flower, coming from the frilled edge of the flowers: the verb “to pink” dates from the 14th century and means “to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern” Dianthus japonicus is the official flower of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan.