Birth flower for May 28
Dianthus
Meaning: pure love, innocence
Dianthus flowers have finely toothed or deeply fringed petal edges and are called pinks in English; the color name pink is thought to come from them. In Japan the wild kawara-nadeshiko is one of the seven flowers of autumn, and Yamato nadeshiko is an old phrase for a graceful Japanese woman. Japan's women's national football team is nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan.