It belongs to the Caryophyllaceae, a perennial plant, can grow to 350 cm high, the whole plant is very smooth, no hair, a little like pink green. The stem is from the neck of the root, which is sparse. The leaves are generally linear or wide needle shaped, with sharp top, narrow bottom and small gears on the edge.
The flowers are solitary, growing at the top of the branch, or many flowers gather together, like an umbrella. The color of the flowers is purple, pink and white. The fruit is round, the seed is black and flat. It usually grows flowers in May and June and fruits in July and September.
It's the same subject as the former, and it's also perennial. It can grow a little higher than the former, it can grow to 40 to 70 cm, the branches are very smooth, without hair, and it also tends to be pink green. The stems are tufted and erect, with lignification at the bottom and less branches at the top. Leaves and the former general, is also linear or wide needle shape, the top is longer, the midvein is more obvious, above a little concave, below a little convex.
Flowers are often solitary, growing on the top of branches, pink, purple, white and other colors, the pedicel is shorter than the calyx, the fruit is oval, generally from May to August flowers, August to September results.
1. The former has a large range and many kinds, while the latter is one of the subjects of the former. Generally speaking, the latter is double, and the latter's flower diameter is larger than the former, the latter represents mother's day, which is introduced from Europe.
2. The former has a wide range of varieties, the color of flowers is very gorgeous, the leaves are very green, and the stems are very upright like bamboo. It can not only watch, but also clean the air. It can remove SO2 and chlorine from the air. The latter kind is relatively few, but the application is very extensive, deeply loved by people all over the world
3. These two are close relatives. Many farmers in many regions call the latter "carnation", but more people call the other flowers in the subject "carnation" in addition to the latter, and call the latter "carnation".
