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Dianthus armeria ssp. armeria
It is a herbaceous annual or biennial plant growing to 60 cm tall. The leaves are hairy, dark green, slender, up to 5 cm long. The flowers are 8–15 mm diameter, with five petals, bright reddish-pink; they are produced in small clusters at the top of the stems from early to late summer.
Spotted on Jun 13, 2013
Submitted on Jun 13, 2013
3 Comments
These are really beautiful! The remind me more of Dianthus deltoides though:
http://hirc.botanic.hr/fcd/DetaljiFrame.....
The petals of your flowers are wider and differently colored/patterned than the Dianthus armeria I have seen.
See what you think.
It really is, bug is gratis :D
Pretty flower