Dianthus ‘Amazon’ (Amazon dianthus)

Dianthus ‘Amazon’

Amazon dianthus

Dianthus ‘Amazon’ is a cultivar created by crossing Dianthus chinensis, Chinese dianthus or pinks; and Dianthus barbatus, sweet Williams (originally from southern Europe). It is popular as a short-lived garden perennial. They are sometimes described as cool weather annuals because they thrive in cool summers, but dislike hot and humid summers.

Plants: 1½–3′ (45–91 cm) tall.

Leaves: Lanceolate, up to 3″ (7.6 cm) long.

Flowers: Most pinks or sweet Williams are uniformly colored, but this cultivar is multicolored. Flowers are ¾″ (1.9 cm) in diameter, initially white, aging to soft pink, then becoming an intense rose color. All three colors appear together. Flowers appear in dense, colorful clusters.

Online References:

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The Missouri Botanical Garden (Dianthus chinensis)

The Missouri Botanical Garden (Dianthus barbatus)

1/5/2026 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, Maine · By James Gordon Williamson

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Pink or carnation family
Genus	Dianthus	From the Greek dios, “divine,” and anthos, “flower”: the divine flower or flower of Zeus

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Dianthus ‘Amazon’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.