Description: Annual plant, 30-50 cm tall. It has a quadrangular stem unbranched or weakly branched. The leaves are opposite and pointed, up to 2 cm long. The flowers are almost sessile, collected in apical glabrous inflorescences (2-5 flowers). They have double perianth. The petals are pink. The fruit is a capsule tobolac inside which are ovate seeds.

Flowering time: April-September

Habitat: dry grasslands

Interesting fact: in addition to childling pink, there are 4 other related  pinks in the Croatian flora.

Photo source: Flora Croatica Database