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Peacock Eye Pink

Dianthus pavonius

Also called Three Veined Pink

Peacock Eye Pink
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SW. Alps
Climate
temperate

About

Dianthus pavonius, the peacock-eye pink, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Dianthus of the family Caryophyllaceae.

Where it grows

This species is mainly present in the southern Alps in France and Italy and in the Pyrenees.

Other Dianthus plants

Dianthus acicularis · Wild pink · Dianthus alpinus · Anatolian Pink · Sand pink · Deptford pink · Balbis' Pink · Sweetwilliam · Lesotho Pink · Bicolour Pink · Cape Pink · Dianthus borbasii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianthus pavonius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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