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What are carnations like?

Morphological characteristics of carnations;

Perennial herb, 40~70 cm tall, hairless and pink-green. The stems are clustered, erect, woody at the base and sparsely branched at the upper part. Leaf blade is linear-lanceolate, 4~ 14 cm long and 2~4 mm wide, with a long tapering tip and a slightly shorter sheath at the base, with obvious midvein and slightly convex upper concave. Flowers are often solitary, sometimes 2 or 3, fragrant, pink, purple or white; Pedicel shorter than calyx; Bracts 4(~6), broadly ovate, with short sharp ends, reaching calyx1/4; Calyx is cylindrical, 2.5~3 cm long, calyx teeth are lanceolate, and the margin is membranous; The valve is obovate with irregular teeth at the top edge; Stamens up to throat; The style sticks out of the flower. Capsule ovoid, slightly shorter than persistent calyx. The flowering period is from May to August, and the fruiting period is from August to September.