Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria L.
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 61 cm
- wide
- —
Caryophyllaceae
Also called Deptford Pink, Mountain Pink
Formerly Caryophyllus armeria, Dianthus carolinianus, Dianthus epirotus, Dianthus hirsutus, and 2 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Annual or biennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Europe to N. IranKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 61 cmRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- PinkRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (9)
- Czech
- hvozdík svazčitý
- German
- Büschelnelke, Raue Nelke, Rauhe Nelke
- Finnish
- mykeröneilikka
- French
- Armoirie, Œillet à Bouquet, Œillet Arméria
- Upper Sorbian
- Ćećikata nalika
- Dutch
- ruige anjer, Ruige anjer, Ruige Anjer
- Polish
- Goździk Kosmaty
- Slovenian
- srhki klinček
- Chinese
- 矾松石竹, 笔花石竹
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3D model: Dianthus armeria (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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