Dianthus pavonius, the peacock-eye pink, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Dianthus of the family Caryophyllaceae.
The genus name Dianthus derives from the Greek words for divine ('dios') and flower ('anthos'), while the species name pavonius comes from the Latin 'pavo' and means 'like a peacock'.
Dianthus pavonius is a hemicryptophyte scapose plant reaching 2–25 centimetres (0.79–9.84 in) in height. This short-stemmed carnation occurs in dense clumps. It has bluish-greenish pointed leaves ...