Scientific Name
Dianthus armeria
Common Name
Deptford pink
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Biennial
Height:
8 to 24 inches
Flower/fruit:
Small, flat-topped cluster of deep pink flowers with white spots; five petals; jagged edges; long, thin bract at base of flower
Flowering Season:
Early summer into fall
Foliage:
Narrow grasslike leaves are arranged in pairs; stiff, erect stem; slenderly branched
Site:
Dry fields, roadsides, waste places
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