Dianthus caryophyllus , carnage or clove pink , is a species of Dianthus . It may come from the Mediterranean region but the exact range is unknown because of extensive cultivation over the past 2,000 years.
It is an annual herbaceous plant that grows up to 80 cm. The leaves are gray-green to blue-green, slim, up to 15 cm. The flowers are produced singly or up to five together in one cyme; 3-5 cm in diameter, and sweet-smelling; the color of native flowers is bright pink, but other color cultivars, including red, white, yellow and green, have been developed.
Some carnation cultivars without scents are often used as boutonnieres for men.
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Cultivation and use
Growing
Carnations require well-drained soil, neutral to slightly alkaline, and full sun. Many cultivars have been selected for garden planting. Common examples include 'Gina Porto', 'Helen', 'Laced Romeo', and 'Red Rocket'.
Colombia is the largest carnation producer in the world.
Disease
Symbolism
The usual meaning
For the most part, carnations express love, charm, and difference, although there are many variations depending on the color.
- Together with red roses, red carnations can be used as a symbol of socialism and labor movement, and historically used frequently in demonstrations on International Day of Work (May Day).
- In Portugal, the bright red carnation represents the 1974 coup d'etat that ended the Estado Novo regime.
- The colored red carnation symbolizes admiration, while the dark red color shows deep love and affection.
- The white carnation represents pure love and luck, while a striped carnation (waving) symbolizes regret that love can not be shared.
- White carnations, in the Netherlands attributed to the prince of HRH Bernhard. He wore one during World War II and in a defiant attitude some Dutch residents took this attitude. After the war, white carnations became a sign of the Prince, a veteran and remembered the resistance.
- The carnation of purple shows an irregularity. In France, it is a traditional burial flower, given in sorrow for the death of a loved one.
- According to Christian legend, carnations first appeared on Earth when Jesus took the Cross. The Virgin Mary shed tears at the misery of Jesus, and carnations sprang from the place where her tears fell. So the pink carnation becomes the symbol of a mother's eternal love.
- Carnation is the birth flower for those born in January.
The official name for carnation, dianthus , is derived from Greek for "heavenly flowers", or Jove flowers.
Holidays and events
Carnations are often worn on special occasions, especially Mother's Day and weddings. In 1907, Anna Jarvis chose carnations as the symbol of Mother's Day because it was her mother's favorite flower. This tradition is now observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday of May. Ann Jarvis chose white carnations because she wanted to represent the purity of a mother's love. This meaning has evolved over time, and now red carnations can be worn if one's mother is alive, and that is white if she has died.
In Korea, carnations express admiration, love, and gratitude. Red and pink carnations are worn on Parents Day (Korea does not separate Mother's Day or Father's Day, but has a Parent's Day on May 8). Sometimes, parents wear a carnation corsage on their left chest on Parents Day. Carnations are also worn on Teacher's Day (May 15).
The red carnation was worn on May Day as a symbol of socialism and labor movement in several countries, such as Austria, Italy, and the countries of the former Yugoslavia. The red carnation is also a symbol of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution.
The green carnation for St Patrick's Day and famously worn by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. The green carnation became a symbol of homosexuality in the early 20th century, mainly through The Green Carnation and Noow Coward's song, "We All Wear a Green Carnation" in his opera, Bitter Sweet .
In Poland, in the days of the People's Republic of Poland, carnations have traditionally been given to women on Women's Day celebrated widely, along with commodities that are difficult to obtain due to the economic hardships faced by the country's communist system, such as tights, towels, soap and coffee.
At the University of Oxford, carnations are traditionally used for all examinations; white for the first test, pink for the exam in between, and red for the final exam. One story that explains this tradition relates that the originally white carnations were kept in red ink between the tests, so at the last test it was completely red; this story allegedly originated in the late 1990s.
Carnations are the first traditional wedding anniversary flowers.
Symbols of territorial and organizational entities
Carnations are the national flower of Spain, Monaco, and Slovenia, and the provincial flower of the autonomous community in the Balearic Islands. The state flower of Ohio is a red carnation, which was introduced to the country by Levi L. Lamborn. The choice was made in honor of William McKinley, Ohio Governor and US President, who was assassinated in 1901, and regularly wore a red carnation on his collar.
Color
Carnations do not naturally produce delphinidin pigments, so blue carnations can not occur due to natural selection or made by traditional plant breeding. It shares these characteristics with other widely sold flowers such as roses, lilies, tulips, chrysanthemums and gerberas.
Around 1996 a company, Florigene, used genetic engineering to extract certain genes from petunias and snapdragon flowers to produce blue-mauve carnations, which are commercialized as Moondust . In 1998 a purple carnation called Moonshadow was commercialized. In 2004 three additional blue-violet/violet varieties have been commercialized.
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Etymology
Carnations are mentioned in Greek literature 2,000 years ago. "Dianthus" was created by the Greek botanist Theophrastus, and derived from the Greek word for divine ("dios") and the flower ("anthos"). Some scholars believe that the name "carnation" comes from "coronation" or "corone" (wreath), because it is one of the flowers used in the crown of the Greek ceremony. Others think that the name is derived from the Latin "caro" (genitive "carnis") (meat), which refers to the original color of the flower, or incarnation, which refers to the incarnation of God becoming man. The legend that explains the name is that Diana the Goddess comes to the shepherd boy and loves it. But the boy, for some reason, refused. Diana rips her eyes and throws them to the ground where they grow into the flowers of Dianthus.
Although originally applied to the species of Dianthus caryophyllus , the name of the Carnation is also often applied to some other species of Dianthus , and more particularly to park hybrids between D. caryophyllus and other species in the genus.
See also
- List of Awards from Taman Merit dianthus
References
External links
- Carnation and the Floriculture Industry: Notes of the Colorado Flower Entrepreneur Association
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