Caryophyllaceae
Rainbow pink
Dianthus chinensis
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (32)
- Arabic
- قرنفل صيني
- Armenian
- Մեխակ չինական
- Asturian
- Clavel del poeta
- Azerbaijani
- Çin qərənfili
- Basque
- Txinatar krabelin
- Bulgarian
- Китайски карамфил
- Cantonese
- 洛陽石竹
- Catalan
- Clavell del Japó, Clavell de la Xina
- Chinese
- 石竹, 剪絨花, 山猫儿, 洛陽花, 瞿麦, 石竹，洛阳花, 蒙古石竹, 石竹花
- Czech
- Hvozdík čínský
- Dutch
- Chinese anjer
- English
- Rainbow pink, Annual pink, China pink, Chinese pink, Dianthus, Indian pink, Japanese pink
- Estonian
- Hiina nelk
- Finnish
- Kiinanneilikka
- French
- Œillet de Chine
- German
- Chinesische Nelke, Chineser-Nelke, Chinesernelke, Heddewigsnelke, Kaisernelke
- hsb
- Chinska nalika
- Indonesian
- Anyelir cina
- Japanese
- セキチク, カラナデシコ, 石竹
- Korean
- 패랭이꽃
- Latvian
- Fišera neļķe
- Lithuanian
- Kininis gvazdikas
- lzh
- 石竹
- mnc
- ᠸᡝᠴᡠ ᡳᠯᠠᡥ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kinesernellik
- Polish
- Goździk chiński
- Russian
- Гвоздика китайская, Гвоздика Фишера, Гвоздика боровая
- Swedish
- Sommarnejlika
- Tajik
- Чинигул
- Turkish
- Çin karanfili
- Ukrainian
- Гвоздики китайські
- xal
- Башр цецг, Гвозди́ка кита́йская
Synonyms
- Dianthus altaicus Willd. ex Ledeb.
- Dianthus chinensis f. albiflora Y.N.Lee
- Dianthus chinensis f. ignescens (Nakai) Kitag.
- Dianthus chinensis subsp. paracampestris Vorosch.
- Dianthus chinensis subsp. versicolor (Fisch. ex Link) Vorosch.
- Dianthus chinensis var. dentosus (Fisch. ex Rchb.) Debeaux
- Dianthus chinensis var. ignescens Nakai
- Dianthus chinensis var. jingpoensis G.Y.Zhang & X.Y.Yuan
- Dianthus chinensis var. liaotungensis Y.C.Chu
- Dianthus chinensis var. longisquama Nakai & Kitag.
- Dianthus chinensis var. macrosepalus Franch. ex L.H.Bailey
- Dianthus chinensis var. morii (Nakai) Y.C.Chu
- Dianthus chinensis var. serpens Y.N.Lee
- Dianthus chinensis var. shandongensis J.X.Li & F.Q.Zhou
- Dianthus chinensis var. subulifolius (Kitag.) Y.C.Ma
- Dianthus chinensis var. sylvaticus W.D.J.Koch
- Dianthus chinensis var. trinervis D.Q.Lu
- Dianthus chinensis var. versicolor (Fisch. ex Link) Y.C.Ma
- Dianthus collinus var. scaber (Schleich. ex Suter) Gaudin
- Dianthus dentosus Fisch. ex Rchb.
- Dianthus fischeri Spreng.
- Dianthus ibericus Willd.
- Dianthus jeniseensis Less. ex Ledeb.
- Dianthus laciniatus Makino
- Dianthus morii Nakai
- Dianthus ochroleucus Link
- Dianthus patens Willd.
- Dianthus pineticola Kleopow
- Dianthus pulcher Salisb.
- Dianthus ruthenicus Roem. ex Poir.
- Dianthus scaber Schleich. ex Suter
- Dianthus schraderi Rchb.
- Dianthus seguieri var. dentosus (Fisch. ex Rchb.) Franch.
- Dianthus sequieri Chaix
- Dianthus sequieri var. dentosus (Fisch. ex Rchb.) Franch.
- Dianthus serratus var. scaber (Schleich. ex Suter) DC.
- Dianthus sinensis Link
- Dianthus subulifolius Kitag.
- Dianthus subulifolius f. leucopetalus Kitag.
- Dianthus tataricus Fisch.
and 8 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 571 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: engagenosey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: snaily_naily, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Алёна Осипова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: A. Omer Karamollaoglu from Ankara, Turkey, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daria, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.