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Maiden Pink, deltoidni karanfil

Dianthus deltoides

Description:

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 45 centimeters tall. It has very narrow green leaves forming a loosely tufted plant. The flowers are 15–20 millimeters across and usually pink, but they may be white and are often spotted white. The calyx tube itself is not scarious (papery and membranous) at the joints between the lobes. It is a plant of often calcareous grassland but may also be found on rocky ground and occasionally on old mine spoil.

Habitat:

calcareous, mountain grassland

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6 Comments

injica
injica 10 years ago

Croatian name sounds like a borg device ;D

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Hahaha, no the spots are perfect. Blue is neutral :)

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

structure is nice, flower would have been nicer if there is no white spots...then blue is too boyish color? :D

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

I like the petal structures but the color is too girlish :)

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Thanks, these are my second favorite plants..and color :D

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

that's a nice one :)

Jopy
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Jopy

Spotted on Aug 4, 2013
Submitted on Aug 7, 2013

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