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Common Name: 

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Plant Type: 

Flower color: 

Foliage color: 

Green

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Maximum temperature: 

40°C

Minimum temperature: 

7°C

Maximum height: 

35 cm

Maximum width: 

25 cm

Stock (Matthiola hybrids) - Description

Matthiola is know for its fragrant, often evening-scented, flowers, in singles or doubles.

Stock (Matthiola hybrids) - Blooming

Dense racemes of sweetly scented, four-petaled flowers and lance-shaped or lobed leaves. Come in a variety of colors such as pink, white, violet, mauve, purple, yellow, and red.

Stock (Matthiola hybrids) - Growth

Annuals, biennials, perennials and subshrubs. M. incana, a 0.5-3 foot perennial or subshrub, and M. longipetala ssp bicornis, a 1-1.5 foot tall annual are the most common.

Stock (Matthiola hybrids) - Planting

Full sun to light shade in areas with cool summers (especially a cool nighttime). Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost, germination in 1-3 weeks at 50-65F. Sow in sterile seed-starting mix, water only from below, letting it dry out between waterings. Or sow outdoors after last frost date. Simply press into soil for sowing.

Stock (Matthiola hybrids) - Pest

Aphids and flea beetles. Other problems include club root, damping off, leaf spot, gray mold, wilt, and crown rot.

Stock (Matthiola hybrids) - Interesting facts

Mattioli was named after Pietro Andrea Mattioli, an avid medical botanist from Siena. He grew stock for medicinally for "matters of love and lust".

Stock (Matthiola hybrids) - Soil and irrigation

Average to rich, well drained soil. Neutral to slightly alkaline is preferred.

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