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Mix them with other cool-season annuals like petunias, dianthus, snapdragons and dusty miller.—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024 One flower bouquet includes hot pink carnations, pink mini carnations, white daisies, yellow daisies, alstroemeria, and purple dianthus, priced at $14.99, or $11.99 for FAM members.—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 7 May 2024 Pollinators also favor bee balm, milkweed, dianthus, coneflower, and stock flowers.—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2024 Examples of plants that can be located in full sun now but in the half-day sun later would include petunia, dianthus, lobelia, and columbine (Aquiegia spp.)
2.—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dianthus
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Greek dios heavenly + anthos flower — more at deity, anthology
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