The leaves of carnation are lanceolate, about 4-8 cm long and 1 cm wide, with sharp tip at the top, narrowed at the base, combined into sheaths, and full margin.
The shape of carnation leaves is linear lanceolate, which is narrower and smaller than the former, about 3-5cm long and 2-4mm wide. The tip is gradually sharp, the base is slightly narrowed, the whole edge or has small teeth.
The flower number of carnation is large. It has a head like inflorescence, several leaflike involucres. The bracts are ovate, the petals have long claws, the petals are ovate, usually red purple and white stripes.
Carnation is solitary on the top of branches or several integrated cymes, bracts 4, ovate. Its petals are inverted egg shaped triangles with various colors, such as purplish red, bright red, pink or white.
