Evening Flag

A flower of a Carthusian Pink, Dianthus carthusianorum, is glowing in the evening sun.

This species of pink has never been very common in our region. For a long time, it only used to grow on rocky slopes but recently, it is spreading again into dry grassy areas. The plant is named after the Carthusian Order, a Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The nuns and monks used it as herbal medicine.