Dianthus giganteus

"Giant pink" redirects here. For the singer, see Giant Pink.

Dianthus giganteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. giganteus
Binomial name
Dianthus giganteus
Synonyms[2]

Dianthus subgiganteus Borbás ex Formánek

Dianthus giganteus, the giant pink, is a species of pink native to Romania, the Balkan peninsula, and possibly nearby areas.[2] A perennial with flowerheads reaching 1 m, it is useful in gardening and landscaping applications where a backdrop of taller plants is needed. It is available from commercial suppliers, with the Royal Horticultural Society considering it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.[3]

Subspecies

A number of putative subspecies have been proposed:[4]

  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. banaticus (Heuff.) Tutin
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. croaticus (Borbás) Tutin
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv.[5]
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. haynaldianus (Borbás) Tutin
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus Tutin[6]
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. subgiganteus (Borbás ex Formánek) Hayek
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. vandasii (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht.

References

  1. ^ Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 301 (1822)
  2. ^ a b "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Dianthus giganteus giant pink". rhs.org.uk. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus d'Urv". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 17 August 2020. Synonym of Dianthus carthusianorum subsp. carthusianorum L., 1753