Connecticut Plants
Deptford Pink
Dianthus armeria
The name Deptford pink comes from a town in England where the plant grew abundantly. This plant is distinguished from maiden pink by the small, uniformly pink flowers with narrow petals.
- Family: pink (Caryophyllaceae)
- Habitat: roadsides, dry fields
- Height: 8-20 inches
- Flower size: 1/2 inch wide
- Flower color: pink
- Flowering time: May to September
- Origin: Europe
Photographed in late June in Wythe County, Virginia.
Photographed in late June in Wythe County, Virginia.
