Hallo all, Mani ji, when i saw the foto, i thought it would be bartnelke (germanname), which is Dianthus barbatus. Well, i don't know the fine differences between the Dianthus varieties. But experts have spoken. Wiki says: The name Dianthus is from the Greek words dios ("god") and anthos ("flower"), and was cited by the Greek botanist Theophrastus. moreover specially for your son: Dianthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Cabbage Moth, Double-striped Pug, Large Yellow Underwing and The Lychnis. Regards Nalini
----- Original Message ----- From: tanay bose To: Tabish Cc: efloraofindia Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:41634] Re: Flower for ID170710MN Dianthus chinensis indeed one of the common garden plants comes in lovely shades Tanay On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: China Pink (Dianthus chinensis) http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/China%20Pink.html - Tabish On Jul 17, 10:31 am, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sending a picture of flower from Ranibaug, Byculla, Mumbai. > > Kindly identify the flower. > > Regards, > Mani. > > Date/Time : > May 2009 > > Location- Place, altitude and GPS: > > Ranibaug, Byculla > > Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: > > Urban > > Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: > > Herb > > Height/length: > > 1/2 ft. > > Leaves-type/shape/size > > Inflorescence type /size: > > Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: > > Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: > > - > > Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on: > > - > > flow-id.jpg > 87KViewDownload -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)