Dianthus giganteus

Short description: Species of plant in the genus Dianthus

Dianthus giganteus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Order:  | Caryophyllales
Family:  | Caryophyllaceae
Genus:  | Dianthus
Species:  |

D. giganteus

Binomial name
Dianthus giganteus

d'Urv.[1]

Synonyms[2]

Dianthus subgiganteus Borbás ex Formánek

Dianthus giganteus, the giant pink, is a species of pink native to Romania, the Balkan peninsula, and possibly nearby areas.[2] A perennial with flowerheads reaching 1 m, it is useful in gardening and landscaping applications where a backdrop of taller plants is needed. It is available from commercial suppliers, with the Royal Horticultural Society considering it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.[3]

## Subspecies

A number of putative subspecies have been proposed:[4]

* Dianthus giganteus subsp. banaticus (Heuff.) Tutin
* Dianthus giganteus subsp. croaticus (Borbás) Tutin
* Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv.[5]
* Dianthus giganteus subsp. haynaldianus (Borbás) Tutin
* Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus Tutin[6]
* Dianthus giganteus subsp. subgiganteus (Borbás ex Formánek) Hayek
* Dianthus giganteus subsp. vandasii (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht.

## References

1. ↑ Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 301 (1822)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153381-1.
3. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus giant pink". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/49277/i-Dianthus-giganteus-i/Details. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
4. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/50097373?tab=subordinatetaxa. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
5. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/7267631.
6. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus d'Urv.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/7820103. "Synonym of Dianthus carthusianorum subsp. carthusianorum L., 1753"

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