Ten Dianthus species compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs of petal forms and flower patterns. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Photograph credits: 1. File:Dianthus barbatus flowers 01.jpg; Kor!An (Андрей Корзун); CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_barbatus_flowers_01.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 2. File:Dianthus superbus 02.jpg; Σ64; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_superbus_02.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 3. File:0 Dianthus deltoides alpinus - Yvoire.JPG; Jean-Pol GRANDMONT; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0_Dianthus_deltoides_alpinus_-_Yvoire.JPG; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 4. File:Dianthus plumarius kz02.jpg; Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_plumarius_kz02.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 5. File:Dianthus carthusianorum 1.jpg; Audrius Meskauskas ( Audriusa ); CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_carthusianorum_1.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 6. File:Dianthus chinensis korea 2010.JPG; Jjw; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_chinensis_korea_2010.JPG; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 7. File:(MHNT) Dianthus armeria flower.jpg; Didier Descouens; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(MHNT)_Dianthus_armeria_flower.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 8. File:Dianthus gratianopolitanus0.jpg; Kurt Stüber [1]; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_gratianopolitanus0.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 9. File:Dianthus alpinus Grimmingböden Totes Gebirge 20250701a.jpg; Tigerente; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_alpinus_Grimmingb%C3%B6den_Totes_Gebirge_20250701a.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars. 10. File:Dianthus knappi 003.JPG; H. Zell; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dianthus_knappi_003.JPG; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16 with title and caption bars.