Dianthus chinensis

Flower name
Dianthus chinensis
Scientific name
Dianthus chinensis
Alias唐撫子, 石竹, rainbow pink
Place of origin
Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement, Park, Potted flower
Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July

What is Dianthus chinensis

Dianthus chinensis or Sekichiku(scientific name: Dianthus chinensis) is a cold-resistant evergreen perennial herb of the family Caryophyllaceae from China. It is also known as rainbow pink and China pink. It was introduced to Japan from China in early times and was cultivated. The plant is 30-50 cm tall with an erect stem that is branched at the top.
The leaves are divided into rhizomatous leaves and stem leaves. The stem leaves are green, single, linear to linear-lanceolate, 3-5 cm long and 0.3 cm wide, and attached in opposite pairs at the base, hugging the stem. From April to July, the flowers are produced from the leaf axils in clustered inflorescences or singly, in 5-petaled inflorescences of 3-5 cm in diameter, red, white, peach, or compound colors (with eyelets) with fine lobes at the tips. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule with black seeds inside. The flowers are used in flower beds, potted plants, parks, containers, and as cut flowers, while the whole plant and seeds are used to make the herb medicine 'Kubakushi'.

Common name: Dianthus chinensis or Sekichiku, scientific name: Dianthus chinensis, also known as rainbow pink, China pink, Chinese name: Sekichiku, place of origin: China, plant height: 30-50 cm, life form: cold tolerant evergreen perennial, leaf types: root and stem leaves, [stem leaves leaf color: green, single leaf, leaf length: 3-5 cm, leaf width: 0.3 cm, leaf shape: linear to linear-lanceolate, inflorescence: opposite, base hugging stem], inflorescence shape: clustered or single, corolla shape: 5-petal flowers with fine lobes at tip, flower diameter: 3-5 cm, flowering season: April to July, flower color: red, white, peach, compound color （Flowering season: April to July; Flower color: red, white, pink, or multicolored (with eyes); Fruit type: capsule; Fruit shape: cylindrical; Seed color: black; Uses: flower beds, potted plants, parks, containers, cut flowers; The whole plant and seeds are used as the crude drug 'Kubakushi'.