carnation
Ruffled boutonniere bloom
A carnation is a flowering plant with fringed petals in white, pink, red, or yellow, widely cultivated for bouquets and boutonnieres.
Carnations are traditional for Mother's Day and proms.
The flowers have a spicy-sweet fragrance.
The color carnation is a light pinkish-red, like the most common variety of the flower.
Pale red hue
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
soft pink · pale pink · dusty rose · flesh tone · peach · light red · pastel · rosy
Bloom's colorful segment
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- corsageWearable formal occasion flowers
- boutonniereLapel flower arrangement
arrangement · florist · centerpiece · vase · garland · nosegay · posy · cut flower
Day celebrating motherhood
- loveIntense fond attachment
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
remembrance · memorial · lapel pin · wedding · prom · buttonhole · socialist · labor movement
Dried flower bud spice
- spicyHaving strong heat
- sweetTasting of sugar
- perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
- scentAirborne odor detected
aroma · fragrant · essential oil · potpourri · sachet · peppery · warm · aromatic
Recurring each year
- annualOccurring every year
- biennialEvery second year
- bedding plantFlower grown for display
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
propagation · greenhouse · nursery · hardy · container · garden · cultivar · hybrid
pink
Pale red hue
rose · soft pink · pale pink · dusty rose · flesh tone · peach · light red · pastel · rosy
petal
Bloom's colorful segment
boutonniere · arrangement · florist · centerpiece · vase · garland · nosegay · posy · cut flower · floral foam
Mother's Day
Day celebrating motherhood
- loveIntense fond attachment
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
gratitude · remembrance · memorial · lapel pin · wedding · prom · buttonhole · socialist · labor movement · May Day
clove
Dried flower bud spice
scent · aroma · fragrant · essential oil · potpourri · sachet · peppery · warm · aromatic
perennial
Recurring each year
- annualOccurring every year
- biennialEvery second year
- bedding plantFlower grown for display
cutting · propagation · greenhouse · nursery · hardy · container · garden · cultivar · hybrid · pinching
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- fragrant flowersjasmine, gardenia, tuberose, frangipani, plumeria
- fragrant plantsjasmine, lavender, rose, gardenia, honeysuckle
- Pink Flowerscherry blossom, peony, azalea, camellia, begonia
- Dianthusdianthus, pink, pinks, picotee
- red carnationScarlet-petaled dianthus variety
- white carnationPale fringed cut flower
- Carnation RevolutionPortugal's peaceful 1974 coup
- carnation pinkPale red floral hue