Pink
Pink on wall, Hooke, Dorset
Pink (pink) flowers
Stigma prominent
Stamens and petal markings
Cylindrical green and mauve calyx
Greyish leaves - in tufts
Dianthus plumarius
Caryophyllaceae
Common pink
June to August
Found in eleven, long established sites, scattered throughout
the country, including Hooke, Dorset, where these pictures
were taken.
See the BSBI distribution map for Pink
It is a neophyte which has been cultivated in UK gardens since
the 1620's and is the forerunner of other cultivated pinks.
It is known from the wild since the 1720's and is naturalised in
the mortar of old walls, limestone, banks and alongside railways.
Pink is a tufted perennial herb, growing to 30cm.
Flowers are up to 4cm, pale pink, fragrant and with long feathery
teeth.
The leaves are greyish and form tufts.
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Pink on wall, Hooke, Dorset
Pink (pink) flowers
Stigma prominent
Stamens and petal markings
Cylindrical green and mauve calyx
Greyish leaves - in tufts
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