''Dianthus giganteus'', the giant pink, is a species of

pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

native to

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, the Balkan peninsula, and possibly nearby areas. A perennial with flowerheads reaching 1m, 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 The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...

considering it to be a good plant to attract

pollinators A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower. This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains. Insects are the maj ...

Subspecies

A number of putative subspecies have been proposed: *''Dianthus giganteus'' subsp. ''banaticus'' (Heuff.) Tutin *''Dianthus giganteus'' subsp. ''croaticus'' (Borbás) Tutin *''Dianthus giganteus'' subsp. ''giganteus'' d'Urv. *''Dianthus giganteus'' subsp. ''haynaldianus'' (Borbás) Tutin *''Dianthus giganteus'' subsp. ''italicus'' Tutin *''Dianthus giganteus'' subsp. ''subgiganteus'' (Borbás ex Formánek) Hayek *''Dianthus giganteus'' subsp. ''vandasii'' (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15547950 giganteus Flora of Southeastern Europe Garden plants of Europe Plants described in 1822