🌸 Flower
ANX-FLOWER-0000045
Stock
Matthiola incana
Stock (Matthiola incana), a biennial or short-lived perennial of the Brassicaceae family also known as gillyflower, bears dense spikes of clove-scented flowers and has been cultivated as a garden and cut flower since the 16th century.
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- Brassicaceae
- Plant type
- Biennial or short-lived perennial (often grown as an annual)
- Bloom color
- White, cream, pink, red, purple, or blue
- Bloom season
- Late spring to summer
- Mature height
- 30-90 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun
- Fragrance
- Strongly clove-scented
- Native region
- Coastal southern and western Europe (Spain to Greece), Mediterranean region
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Moderate; well-drained soil.
- Climate requirements
- Hardy to UK zone 6 / USDA zones 7-10; a cool-season plant, not frost tender.
- Soil types
- Calcareous, well-drained soil.
- Propagation method
- Seed
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Fragrant flowers are attractive to bees, moths, and butterflies.
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic to cats, dogs, and horses (ASPCA).
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Summer bedding, cut flowers and floristry, fragrant borders
- Economic importance
- A significant commercial cut-flower crop grown for the floristry trade, valued for its clove-like scent and long vase life.
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