Help identifying this flower

[Dwayne Smith]

Could someone help me identify the flower pictured here?

http://www.dwayne.org/UnknownFlower.html

It looks something like cornflower, but the leaves/stems are wrong.

The plant is located in Chantilly, Virginia, and was the first thing
to bloom this spring - around mid-march - and is still blooming. The
plant itself just appeared in our garden last fall (I hate it when
that happens) and bloomed then as well. It never really died off
through the winter.

[Jim Shaffer, Jr.]

On 4 Jun 2004 19:07:35 -0700, (Dwayne Smith) wrote:

>Could someone help me identify the flower pictured here?
>
>http://www.dwayne.org/UnknownFlower.html

That's a dianthus, of the species (I don't know its name) commonly called
"pinks", which is more or less perennial, as opposed to the species commonly
called "Sweet William" which is shorter, greener, and more or less annual or
biennial.

[paghat]

In article >,
(Dwayne Smith) wrote:

> Could someone help me identify the flower pictured here?
>
> http://www.dwayne.org/UnknownFlower.html
>
> It looks something like cornflower, but the leaves/stems are wrong.
>
> The plant is located in Chantilly, Virginia, and was the first thing
> to bloom this spring - around mid-march - and is still blooming. The
> plant itself just appeared in our garden last fall (I hate it when
> that happens) and bloomed then as well. It never really died off
> through the winter.

Dianthus, small cousin to the carnation, semi-evergreen. Maybe
specifically Dianthus gratianopolitanus.

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
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['enry VIII]

Diantus, very pretty.

'enry VIII

"Dwayne Smith" > wrote in message
om...
> Could someone help me identify the flower pictured here?
>
> http://www.dwayne.org/UnknownFlower.html
>
> It looks something like cornflower, but the leaves/stems are wrong.
>
> The plant is located in Chantilly, Virginia, and was the first thing
> to bloom this spring - around mid-march - and is still blooming. The
> plant itself just appeared in our garden last fall (I hate it when
> that happens) and bloomed then as well. It never really died off
> through the winter.

[HPBudlong]

In England we call them "Pinks."
Helen

[Kay Lancaster]

On 4 Jun 2004 19:07:35 -0700, Dwayne Smith > wrote:
> Could someone help me identify the flower pictured here?
>
> http://www.dwayne.org/UnknownFlower.html
>
> It looks something like cornflower, but the leaves/stems are wrong.

It's a Dianthus, a carnation relative. Offhand it looks like
a cheddar pink to me (D. gratianopolitanus), but I don't sight-
recognize most cultivated Dianthus -- there are about 300 species
and a couple of bushels of hybrids.

I'm rather fond of the Caryophyllaceae...it's an easy family to
recognize, and often the flowers are spicy-fragrant.

[Dwayne Smith]

Thanks to all for the ID of dianthus!


(Dwayne Smith) wrote in message >...
> Could someone help me identify the flower pictured here?
>
> http://www.dwayne.org/UnknownFlower.html
>
> It looks something like cornflower, but the leaves/stems are wrong.
>
> The plant is located in Chantilly, Virginia, and was the first thing
> to bloom this spring - around mid-march - and is still blooming. The
> plant itself just appeared in our garden last fall (I hate it when
> that happens) and bloomed then as well. It never really died off
> through the winter.