Caryophyllaceae
Maiden pink
Dianthus deltoides
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Dianthus
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Common names
By language (31)
- arz
- ديانثوس دلتويدس
- Belarusian
- Гваздзік травянка
- Bulgarian
- Делтовиден карамфил
- Chinese
- 西洋石竹
- csb
- Wiatrôczk
- cv
- Хăят
- Czech
- Hvozdík kropenatý
- Danish
- Bakke-Nellike, Bakkenellike
- Dutch
- Steenanjer, Heideanjer, Zwolse Anjer
- English
- Maiden pink
- Estonian
- Nurmnelk
- Finnish
- Ketoneilikka
- French
- Oeillet couché, Oeillet à delta, Œillet couché, Œillet glauque, Œillet à delta
- German
- Heide-Nelke, Heidenelke, Oeillet couché
- hsb
- Dźiwja nalika, Swědračk
- Hungarian
- Réti szegfű
- Japanese
- ヒメナデシコ, ひめなでしこ, 姫撫子
- Latvian
- Dzirkstelīte
- Lithuanian
- Šilinis gvazdikas, Oeillet couché
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Engnellik
- Polish
- Goździk kropkowany
- Russian
- Гвоздика травянка, Богородицыны слезки
- se
- Dearbmeneillet
- Serbian
- Шарени каранфил
- Slovak
- Klinček slzičkový
- Slovenian
- Deltasti klinček
- smn
- Kieddineilik
- Spanish
- Clavelito
- Swedish
- Backnejlika, Ängsnejlika
- Ukrainian
- Гвоздики крапчасті, Гвоздика дельтовидна
- Welsh
- Penigan y forwyn
Synonyms
- Caryophyllus deltoides (L.) Moench
- Caryophyllus glaucus (L.) Moench
- Cylichnanthus deltoides (L.) Dulac
- Dianthus albus Schkuhr ex Steud.
- Dianthus crenatus Gilib.
- Dianthus deltoides f. glaucus (L.) P.D.Sell
- Dianthus deltoides var. glaucus (L.) Trevir.
- Dianthus deltoides var. montanus Klett & Richt.
- Dianthus endressii Zahlbr. ex Conrath
- Dianthus glaucus L.
- Dianthus supinus Lam.
- Dianthus volgensis Ser.
- Silene deltoides (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 2,674 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tero Linjama, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ondřej Křivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: C. Oppermann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jens Ullenius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hannes Dahm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leonardo Ancillotto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.