Dianthus chinensis

Common names: China Pink, Indian Pink

Genus: Dianthus

Species: Dianthus chinensis

Class: Decandria

Order: Digynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Dianthus

Modern Species: Dianthus chinensis

Modern Family: Caryophyllaceae

Plant Type: This plant "is little better than an annual, but will sometimes continue two years in a dry soil."

Color: pink-lilac with purple eye

Season: summer

Native Region: China

Artist: S. Edwards