Botanical Name: Matthiola incana
Common Name: Stock
Type of Plant: fall bedding plant
Character annual/biennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, gray-green plant with erect flower clusters – tend to look somewhat rangy and open
Height 1-2'
Spread to 1'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil needs well-drained fertile soil
Hardiness hardy – likes cool weather
 
Morphology:
Leaves oblong to lanceolate tto 4" long felted, with a white pubescence – overall color bluegreen
Flowers fragrant flowers white, lavender to red in terminal racemes – to 3/4" wide
Fruit siliques flattened to 2" long
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
background flowers, cut flowers, for fragrance – good in the back of annual beds or borders
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular water, but be sure drainage is good
Fertilizing balanced when planting. Low nitrogen 2x per month
Pruning pinch off spent flowers
Pests/Diseases root rot, powdery mildew
Special Conditions/Other use in pots or raised beds if drainage is poor
 
Origin: Southern Europe
Family: Cruciferae

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