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the flower that survives your neglect and still shows up looking expensive.
means A frilly-petaled flower, often pink, red, or white, prized for its long vase life and its spicy-sweet scent.
from The name likely comes from the Latin 'carnatio,' meaning fleshiness or flesh-color, pointing to the original pinkish hue — the same 'carn-' root that gives us 'carnal' and 'carnivore.' There's also an old folk story tying it to 'coronation,' from the flowers being woven into Greek ceremonial crowns (the bloom's other name, 'dianthus,' means 'flower of the gods'), but the flesh-color explanation is the one scholars favor.
- name origin
- Greek for crowning the gods' garlands
- longevity
- outlasts most cut flowers by weeks
- mother's day
- chosen because Anna Jarvis's mom loved them
- edible bloom
- petals once flavored European liqueurs and wine
- green dye
- absorbs colored water through its stem
carnation revolution — portuguese military coup of april 25, 1974, where soldiers wore red carnations
dianthus caryophyllus — scientific name for the common carnation flower, cultivated worldwide since the 17th century