Plant Information

Common Name: DIANTHUS - CLOVE PINK
Scientific Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
Alternative Names: Wild Carnation

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Description

• Perennial
• Clove Pink is the wild ancestor of today's garden carnation which have been developed into cultivars of diferent colors like yellow, white, red, etc.
• Clove Pink is a hardy perennial with greyish-green to blue-green slender leaves and intensely sweetly scented bright pinkish-purple flowers that attracts butterflies.
• It is loosely tufted and can grow up to 30cm.
• Needs sun and will grow in any well-drained alkaline to saline soil.
• Can tolerate maritime exposure and atmospheric pollution.

Culinary Uses

• Fresh petals, with the bitter white base removed, can be candied, pickled in vinegar, added to salads and be used to flavor fruit.
• They can also be used as a substitute for rose petals in making a syrup.
• At Mountain Herb Estate we use the whole flower to make a liqueur.

Parts Used

• Flowers and leaves.

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• The flower petals are alexiteric, antispasmodic, cardiotonic, diaphoretic and nervine.
• Treats coronary and nervous disorders.

Other Uses

• Today carnation is grown commercially in France for its rich clove-like essential oil that is used in perfumery.
• The flower heads are dried for pot-pourri and scented sachets.
• The plant is rich in saponins - the leaves can be simmered in water and used as a facial soap.

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