Dianthus barbatus is commonly known as Sweet William. A prominent
feature of Sweet William is that the flowers are borne in a compact
ball-like head, carried on a stem.
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet%20William.html
Flowers of China Pinks (Dianthus chinensis) do not arise in such a
compact bunch. Also, leaves of Dianthus barbatus are much broader,
appearing to be elliptic/oval, whereas leaves of Dianthus chinensis
are narrow, appearing to be lanceshaped.
Best wishes
- Tabish
On Jul 18, 12:29 am, "nabha meghani" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hallo all,
> Mani ji, when i saw the foto, i thought it would be bartnelke (germanname),
> which is Dianthus barbatus. Well, i don't know the fine differences between
> the Dianthus varieties. But experts have spoken.
> Wiki says: The name Dianthus is from the Greek words dios ("god") and anthos
> ("flower"), and was cited by the Greek botanist Theophrastus.
> moreover specially for your son: Dianthus species are used as food plants by
> the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Cabbage Moth, Double-striped
> Pug, Large Yellow Underwing and The Lychnis.
> Regards
> Nalini
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tanay bose
> To: Tabish
>
> Cc: efloraofindia
> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 1:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:41634] Re: Flower for ID170710MN
>
> Dianthus chinensis indeed one of the common garden plants comes in lovely
> shades
> Tanay
>
> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> China Pink (Dianthus chinensis)
> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/China%20Pink.html
> - Tabish
>
> On Jul 17, 10:31 am, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Sending a picture of flower from Ranibaug, Byculla, Mumbai.
>
> > Kindly identify the flower.
>
> > Regards,
> > Mani.
>
> > Date/Time :
> > May 2009
>
> > Location- Place, altitude and GPS:
>
> > Ranibaug, Byculla
>
> > Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type:
>
> > Urban
>
> > Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb:
>
> > Herb
>
> > Height/length:
>
> > 1/2 ft.
>
> > Leaves-type/shape/size
>
> > Inflorescence type /size:
>
> > Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts:
>
> > Fruits type-shape/size/seeds:
>
> > -
>
> > Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on:
>
> > -
>
> > flow-id.jpg
> > 87KViewDownload
>
> --
> Tanay Bose
> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi)
> 9830439691(Mobile)
