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DEPTFORD PINK

Class: Dianthus armeria
Family: PINK FAMILY
Sub Family: Caryophyllaceae
Year: Annual
Other Names: Grass Pink
Colour: Bright pink
Height: 20-60 cm (8-24")
Each Flower: 2-2.5 cm (1") long, 5 petals, shallowly-toothed and white-spotted, 10 stamens, joined to petals; calyx acutely 5-pointed and hairy, surrounded by narrow, hairy, pointed bracts
Leaves: 4-10 cm (1 1/2-4") long, opposite, and linear-shaped (almost grass-like)
Stems: Single or simply branched, always hairy
Blooming Period: May - August
Habitat: Dry, gravelly, grassy banks, open places
Note:

Flowers only open briefly at midday