Rainbow Pink (Dianthus chinensis)
Description
Dianthus chinensis, commonly known as rainbow pink or China pink (Chinese: 石竹 shi zhu) is a species of Dianthus native to northern China, Korea, Mongolia, and southeastern Russia. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 30–50 cm tall. The leaves are green to greyish green, slender, 3–5 cm long and 2–4 mm broad. The flowers are white, pink, or red, 3–4 cm diameter, produced singly or in small clusters from spring to mid summer. Several branched stems form a loose eyrie. The basal leaves are usually already withered during flowering, the leaves remain on the stem. Growing in the form of a bush, the flowers are often together in pairs, as ornamentals read varieties accommodate up to 15 flowers in a zymösen inflorescence forth. Below the flower stand four bracts, which reach to half of the calyx; they are ciliated and end up pointedly. The calyx forms a cylindrical, 1.5 to 2.5 cm long tube, the crown reaches 3 to 4 cm in diameter and is serrated at the edge. The color of the petals ranges from white to pink to dark red, the middle is often drawn darker. The capsule fruitis enclosed by the sepals. The black seeds are flattened-roundish.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Caryophyllaceae
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Genus: Dianthus
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