Pretty in Pink: Dianthus armeria

Today is the first day of summer and it is a beauty. On tap for us was more shoot positioning and leaf pulling, which is now taking 2 people 2 hours to finish a row. Nevertheless, we persisted and finished one row in the morning. I work from the north to the south and my husband works from the south to the north and we meet in the middle. I took a little time to take a picture of this brilliant hot pink, tiny five petaled flower and looked on the Internet for what it could be. It is a Deptford Pink or Dianthus armeria, a member of the Dianthus genus, carnation and Sweet Williams are also Dianthus. I have seen these flowers in our vineyard for years and never was curious enough to take a photo. But I was surprised to see that on close up, the edges of the flower are serrated. This is another blogpost that will find its way on to the Vineyard Sightings Tab.