1、 Carnation

It is a perennial plant belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, which can grow to 30-50 cm high. The whole plant is very smooth, hairless and a little like pink green. The stem extends from the neck of the root and is relatively sparse. The leaves are generally linear or wide needle shape, with sharp top, narrow bottom and small gears at the edge

Flowers are solitary and grow on the top of branches, or many flowers gather together like an umbrella. The colors of flowers are purple, pink, white and so on. The fruit is round and the seed is black and flat. It usually grows flowers in May and June and fruits from July to September

2、 Carnation

It is the same subject as the former and is also perennial. It can grow higher than the former, up to 40 to 70 cm. The branches are also very smooth, hairless and tend to be pink green. The stem is tufted, relatively upright, the bottom is lignified, and the branches on the top are relatively few. The leaves are generally linear or wide needle like, with long and sharp top and obvious midvein. The upper part is a little concave and the lower part is a little convex

Flowers are often solitary, growing on the top of branches, with colors such as pink, purple and white. The pedicel is shorter than the calyx, and the fruit is oval. Generally, flowers grow from May to August and bear fruit from August to September

3、 Distinction

1. The former has a large range and many kinds, and the latter is one of the subjects of the former. Generally speaking, the latter is double petal, and the flower diameter of the latter is larger than the former. The latter represents mother's day and is introduced from Europe

2. The former has a wide variety, the color of flowers is very gorgeous, the leaves are very clear and green, and the stems are very straight, just like bamboo. In addition to viewing, it can also clean the air and remove SO2 and chlorine from the air. The latter has relatively few types, but it is widely used and deeply loved by people all over the world

3. These two are close relatives. Farmers in many regions call the latter carnation, but more people call all flowers in the subject of carnation except the latter carnation, while the latter is called carnation alone