he several kinds of Carnations, the three most belonging to all are the lasting a year carnations, verge carnations and incessant-flowering carnations. Carnations are also commonly referred to by their philosophical name, "Dianthus", the name given by the Of greece botanist Theopharastus. Carnations got the name Dianthus from two Of greece Accents - "dios", referring to the god Zeus, and "anthos", intention bloom. Carnations are thus known as the "The Flowers of God".