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Purple Carnation

Dianthus caryophyllus

Photo by SheaEckert
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Description:

Some of the flowers from my sister's wedding!

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Dianthus caryophyllus

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Comments (6)
SheaEckert
That's a possibility. I will look into it!
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
are you sure about carnation? those - please look closely at the the "twisted" blossoms, and the leaves - look more like some kind of cultivated bellflowers to me...

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Flowers of North America
Plants of Pennsylvania
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2011

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