| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus balansae Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 1: 488 (1867) |
| Native Range | Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-2900m |
| Description | leaves 2-4cm long, distinctly 3-veined and tapered to fine apex, stems apically branched, flowers solitary, 12-20mm across, calyx purple, petals deeply dentate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale pink, pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |