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-“dianthus caryophyllus”, carnation or clove pink, is a species of dianthus–
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(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 a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 80Β cm tall)
(the leaves are glaucous greyish green to blue-green, slender, up to 15Β cm long)
(the flowers are produced singly or up to five together in a cyme; they are 3β5Β cm diameter, and sweetly scented; the original natural flower colour is bright pinkish-purple, but cultivars of other colours, including red, white, yellow and green, have been developed)
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(some fragrance-less carnation cultivars are often used as ’boutonnieres’ for ‘men’)
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