Here is your pink things in nature fact of the day. Ever since I was a child, I have had a fondness for the Deptford pink. It is tiny in size, but mighty in its bold, pink color. It's one of those flowers that's definitely worth a closer inspection with a hand lens. There are many subtle details going on that are easily overlooked. Oddly the name "pink" probably derives from the loosely serrated edges of the flowers’ petals (think “pinking shears” rather than the color pink). #thinkpink #flowers #deptfordpink #natureclub

Posted by Mel Grosvenor at 2021-05-02 12:15:24 UTC