Meaning Of sCarnation Pink Flower

Are you sure you know meaning of Carnation Pink flower? When should you give Carnation Pink flower to your friends? In types of flowers website, we provide the most popular meaning of Carnation Pink flower.

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Emblem of Mother's Day, I will never forget you

There are some different meaning of Carnation Pink flower, but Emblem of Mother's Day, I will never forget you is the most common meaning of Carnation Pink flower.

Spray carnations are more popular and precocious in terms of growth than the Large flowered Carnations.

Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) are one of the most popular florists' flowers. As long lasting flowers, Carnations are very popular as boutonnieres, in corsages, bouquets, and in a wide range of floral arrangements. Carnations are popularly favored on special occasions, especially Mother's Day and weddings.

Carnations are also commonly referred to by their scientific name, "Dianthus", the name given by the Greek botanist Theopharastus. Carnations got the name Dianthus from two Greek Words - "dios", referring to the god Zeus, and "anthos", meaning flower. Carnations are thus "The Flowers of God".

The single flowers of the Carnations species, Dianthus caryophyllus have 5 petals and vary from white to pink to purple in color. Border Carnation cultivars may have double flowers with as many as 40 petals. When grown in gardens, Carnations grow to between 6 and 8.5 cm in diameter. Petals on Carnations are generally clawed or serrated. Carnations are bisexual flowers and bloom simply or in a branched or forked cluster. The stamens on Carnations can occur in one or two whorls, in equal number or twice the number of the petals.
According to Christian legend, Carnations first appeared on earth as Jesus carried the Cross. Carnations sprang up from where the Virgin Mary's tears fell as she cried over her son's plight.

About Carnations

    * Carnations express love, fascination and distinction.
    * Carnations are native to Eurasia.
    * Historically, Carnations are known to have been used for the first time by Greeks and Romans in garlands.
    * The Carnation leaves are narrow and stalkless and their colour varies from green to grey-blue or purple.
    * Carnations are exotic to Australia but have been grown commercially as a flower crop since 1954.
    * Of the several kinds of Carnations, the three most common are annual Carnations, border carnations and perpetual-flowering carnations.
    * Carnations grow big, full blooms on strong, straight stems. Carnation blooms last a long time.

Types of Carnations

Carnation cultivars are mainly of three types:

    * Large flowered Carnations - one large flower per stem.
    * Spray Carnations (Mini Carnations) - with lots of smaller flowers .
    * Dwarf flowered Carnations - several small flowers on one stem.

Carnations - Meanings

Carnations come in wide variety of colors and interestingly carnations in different colors are found to have different meanings. The Flower Expert makes an attempt to list out various meanings the carnations carry with them, in the following:

Carnations in general      Fascination, Woman's Love
Pink Carnations     Mother's Love
Light red Carnations     Admiration
Dark red Carnations     Deep Love and Woman's Affection
White Carnations     Pure Love and Good Luck
Striped Carnations     Regret, Refusal
Green Carnations     St. Patrick's Day
Purple Carnations     Capriciousness
Yellow Carnation     Disappointment, Dejection

Carnations have become the most popular florist flowers because they are the symbols of expressing many feelings as above. Hence, it is recommended that one should check the meaning of the color of carnations when you gift them.