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{{Plantbox
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Carnation
| growth_habit =
| high = 80cm
| lifespan = [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun
| water = regular to dry
| features = Flowers, Fragrance, Naturalizes
| hardiness =
| usda_zones =
| sunset_zones =
| name = ''Dianthus caryophyllus''
| image = Dianthus caryophyllus L (Clove pink).JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Wild Clove Pink in flower
}}
Carnations are cultivars of '''''Dianthus caryophyllus''''' - a species of ''[[Dianthus]]''.
It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] growing to 80 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are glaucous greyish green to blue-green, slender, up to 15 cm long. The [[flower]]s are produced singly or up to five together in a [[cyme]]; they are 3–5 cm diameter, and sweetly scented; the original natural flower colour is bright pinkish-purple, but [[cultivar]]s of other colours, including red, white, yellow and green, have been developed.<ref name=rhs/><ref name=fnwe>Flora of NW Europe: [http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=1990 ''Dianthus caryophyllus'']</ref>
==Cultivation==
[[Image:Gartennelke 1.jpg|left|thumb|A Carnation cultivar]]
Carnations require well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil, and full sun. Numerous [[cultivar]]s have been selected for garden planting.<ref name=rhs/> Typical examples include 'Gina Porto', 'Helen', 'Laced Romeo', 'Red Rocket'.
==Propagation==
Seed.
==Pests and diseases==
{{Main|List of carnation diseases}}
==Taxonomy==
{{Taxbox
| color = IndianRed
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Dianthus]]''
| species = '''''D. caryophyllus'''''
| binomial = ''Dianthus caryophyllus''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
Some scholars believe that the name "carnation" comes from "coronation" or "corone" (flower garlands), as it was one of the flowers used in Greek ceremonial crowns. Others think the name stems from the Latin "caro" (genitive "carnis") (flesh), which refers to the original colour of the flower, or incarnatio (incarnation), which refers to the incarnation of God made flesh.
Although originally applied to the species ''Dianthus caryophyllus'', the name Carnation is also often applied to some of the other species of ''[[Dianthus]]'', and more particularly to garden [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s between ''D. caryophyllus'' and other species in the genus.
==Distribution and habitat==
It is probably native to the [[Mediterranean region]] but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is the wild ancestor of the garden '''Carnation'''.<ref name=mc>Med-Checklist: [http://ww2.bgbm.org/mcl/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=5019&PTRefFk=1273 ''Dianthus caryophyllus'']</ref><ref name=fe>Flora Europaea: [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Dianthus&SPECIES_XREF=caryophyllus&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= ''Dianthus caryophyllus'']</ref><ref name=blamey>Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2</ref><ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref>
==Gallery==
[[Image:Carnations redoute.JPG|frame|Carnations painted by [[Redouté]]]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [[Wikibooks:Gardening:Carnations|Wikibooks' Gardening-Carnations]]
* [http://www.blueworldgardener.co.uk/articles/carnations_and_pinks.htm Carnations and Pinks Resources]
* [http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/agriculture/carnations/ Carnations and the Floriculture Industry: Records of the Colorado Flower Growers Association]
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Carnation
| growth_habit =
| high = 80cm
| lifespan = [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun
| water = regular to dry
| features = Flowers, Fragrance, Naturalizes
| hardiness =
| usda_zones =
| sunset_zones =
| name = ''Dianthus caryophyllus''
| image = Dianthus caryophyllus L (Clove pink).JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Wild Clove Pink in flower
}}
Carnations are cultivars of '''''Dianthus caryophyllus''''' - a species of ''[[Dianthus]]''.
It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] growing to 80 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are glaucous greyish green to blue-green, slender, up to 15 cm long. The [[flower]]s are produced singly or up to five together in a [[cyme]]; they are 3–5 cm diameter, and sweetly scented; the original natural flower colour is bright pinkish-purple, but [[cultivar]]s of other colours, including red, white, yellow and green, have been developed.<ref name=rhs/><ref name=fnwe>Flora of NW Europe: [http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=1990 ''Dianthus caryophyllus'']</ref>
==Cultivation==
[[Image:Gartennelke 1.jpg|left|thumb|A Carnation cultivar]]
Carnations require well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil, and full sun. Numerous [[cultivar]]s have been selected for garden planting.<ref name=rhs/> Typical examples include 'Gina Porto', 'Helen', 'Laced Romeo', 'Red Rocket'.
==Propagation==
Seed.
==Pests and diseases==
{{Main|List of carnation diseases}}
==Taxonomy==
{{Taxbox
| color = IndianRed
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Dianthus]]''
| species = '''''D. caryophyllus'''''
| binomial = ''Dianthus caryophyllus''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
Some scholars believe that the name "carnation" comes from "coronation" or "corone" (flower garlands), as it was one of the flowers used in Greek ceremonial crowns. Others think the name stems from the Latin "caro" (genitive "carnis") (flesh), which refers to the original colour of the flower, or incarnatio (incarnation), which refers to the incarnation of God made flesh.
Although originally applied to the species ''Dianthus caryophyllus'', the name Carnation is also often applied to some of the other species of ''[[Dianthus]]'', and more particularly to garden [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s between ''D. caryophyllus'' and other species in the genus.
==Distribution and habitat==
It is probably native to the [[Mediterranean region]] but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is the wild ancestor of the garden '''Carnation'''.<ref name=mc>Med-Checklist: [http://ww2.bgbm.org/mcl/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=5019&PTRefFk=1273 ''Dianthus caryophyllus'']</ref><ref name=fe>Flora Europaea: [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Dianthus&SPECIES_XREF=caryophyllus&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= ''Dianthus caryophyllus'']</ref><ref name=blamey>Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2</ref><ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref>
==Gallery==
[[Image:Carnations redoute.JPG|frame|Carnations painted by [[Redouté]]]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [[Wikibooks:Gardening:Carnations|Wikibooks' Gardening-Carnations]]
* [http://www.blueworldgardener.co.uk/articles/carnations_and_pinks.htm Carnations and Pinks Resources]
* [http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/agriculture/carnations/ Carnations and the Floriculture Industry: Records of the Colorado Flower Growers Association]
