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=== Etymology ===
The name ''Dianthus'' is from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] διόσανθος, a compound from the words Δῖος ''Dios'' ("of Zeus") and ἄνθος ''anthos'' ("flower"), and was cited by the Greek botanist [[Theophrastus]].<ref>Gledhill D. 1996. ''The Names of Plants''. Cambridge University Press, VI.1.1, 6.2, 6.11 and 8.3. {{ISBN|0521366755}}</ref> The colorcolour [[pink]] may be named after the flower, coming from the frilled edge of the flowers: the verb "to pink" dates from the 14th century and means "to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern". As is also demonstrated by the name of "[[pinking shears]]", special scissors for cloth that create a zigzag or decorative edge that discourages fraying. Alternatively, "pink" may be derived from the Dutch "pinksteren" alluding to the season of flowering; "pinksteren" meaning "[[Pentecost]]" in Dutch. Thus the colour may be named after the flower, rather than the flower after the colour.
Alternatively, "pink" may be derived from the Dutch "pinksteren" alluding to the season of flowering . "Pinksteren" means "Pentecost " in Dutch. Thus the colour may be named from the flower rather than the flower from the colour.
== Ecology ==
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