Caryophyllaceae

Giant pink

Dianthus giganteus d'Urv.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus

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Giant pink (Dianthus giganteus) — FlowerPhoto: Matteo Marcandella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Bulgarian: Гигантски карамфил
Chinese: 红球石竹, 亚大石竹, 亞大石竹
English: Giant pink
French: Œillet géant
German: Riesen-Nelke

Synonyms

Dianthus giganteus subsp. haynaldianus (Borbás) Tutin
Dianthus giganteus subsp. subgiganteus (Borbás ex Formánek) Hayek
Dianthus haynaldianus Borbás
Dianthus intermedius Boiss.
Dianthus subgiganteus Borbás ex Formánek

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 42 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matteo Marcandella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Ebner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Guido Bohne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Ebner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn Sothmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martin Hünlich, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.