Pink is a group of flowering plants with distinctively shaped petals. There are hundreds of species (kinds) of pinks. Most of the blossoms of these flowers are shades of pink. But according to many authorities, the name pink is used in the sense of pierce, or puncture, and refers to the crinkled edges of the petals. The group includes several favorite garden flowers admired for their beauty and delicate scent. The spicy fragrance of many old-fashioned gardens comes from clove pinks, clustered in their grasslike leaves and showing combinations of pink, white, and red. The cultivated pinks include the carnation; derivatives of the common, or feather, pink; clove pinks; rainbow pinks; small-flowered maiden pinks; and sweet Williams, or bunch pinks. Pinks are grown from seeds and cuttings. See also Baby’s-breath ; Carnation ; Sweet William .
