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Carnations have been around since Jesus Christ was walking the earth. According to stories his mother Mary cried at the foot of the cross when Jesus was being crucified, and a carnation grew where the tears had dropped. They are so common that many people like to decorate their gardens or patio area with these flowers.They grow in many colours also.

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Carnations get their name from the Greek botanist Theopharastus from the Greek words dios for Zeus and anthos meaning flower. So they are the flowers of god.

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