Matthiola x 'Princess Pink'
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Stock (Matthiola x 'Princess Pink') - Description
Sweetly fragrant and delicately-hued, Burpee's new stock is a lovely addition to the front border or mixed patio containers. The fully packed semi-double bloom stalks open pure pink and gradually age to white, creating a bicolor effect that changes ever so slightly as each day passes. Enchanting. Ht: 12".
Stock (Matthiola x 'Princess Pink') - 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 x 'Princess Pink') - 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 x 'Princess Pink') - 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 x 'Princess Pink') - Pest
Aphids and flea beetles. Other problems include club root, damping off, leaf spot, gray mold, wilt, and crown rot.
Stock (Matthiola x 'Princess Pink') - 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 x 'Princess Pink') - Soil and irrigation
Average to rich, well drained soil. Neutral to slightly alkaline is preferred.
