Common Name: pink maidenScientific Name: Dianthus deltoides L.Family Name: Caryophyllaceae - Pink FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemsupright, tufted, smooth or sometimes with minute hairs Leavesbasal leaves oblanceolate with pointed tip, stem leaves opposite and linear-lanceolate with pointed tip Flowers5-petaled, reddish-purple to lavender or sometimes white, long-stalked, sharply toothed at petal tip, dark ring near horizontal center of petal, often white dotted