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Garden Stock

Matthiola Incana

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Overview

Garden Stock, or Matthiola incana, is a charming biennial known for its delightful fragrance and profusion of colors. Typically reaching 1-2.5 feet in height, it flourishes in well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade. Its dense clusters of blossoms, ranging from white to pink and purple, bloom chiefly in spring and summer. Ideal for borders or as a cut flower, it brings an old-fashioned elegance to any garden design.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 3–10Type AnnualClimate Temperate
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Matthiola incana is more likely to behave as a perennial; which grow in a grayish-green hue, image 91
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — This plant typically reaches a height of 12 to 30 inches and can spread 10 to 20 inches; is a charming biennial, image 63Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance; they require full sun to light shade, image 70Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — gracing gardens with its presence for several seasons; it is also a traditional choice for cottage gardens, image 92Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance; they require full sun to light shade, image 89Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance; they require full sun to light shade, image 51Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Its dense clusters of blossoms, ranging from white to pink and purple, bloom chiefly in spring and summer; annual with pink+115

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Annual
Family
Brassicaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Matthiola incana is more likely to behave as a perennial; which grow in a grayish-green hue, image 91
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — This plant typically reaches a height of 12 to 30 inches and can spread 10 to 20 inches; is a charming biennial, image 63
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance; they require full sun to light shade, image 70
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — gracing gardens with its presence for several seasons; it is also a traditional choice for cottage gardens, image 92
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance; they require full sun to light shade, image 89
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance; they require full sun to light shade, image 51
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Its dense clusters of blossoms, ranging from white to pink and purple, bloom chiefly in spring and summer; annual with pink
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — scientifically known as Matthiola incana
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — is a charming biennial known for its delightful fragrance and profusion of colors; ideal for borders or as a cut, image 96
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — which grow in a grayish-green hue
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — These blossoms come in a variety of hues including white, image 67
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — annual with pink and red blooms; offering a subtle backdrop to the vivid spires of densely clustered flowers, image 94
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — can be up to 4 inches long; matthiola incana is more likely to behave as a perennial, image 84
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — For optimal growth and bloom; pink and red flowers in the garden, image 87
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — offering a subtle backdrop to the vivid spires of densely clustered flowers
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Ideal for borders or as a cut flower, it brings an old-fashioned elegance to any garden design; this plant, image 99
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Matthiola incana is more likely to behave as a perennial; which grow in a grayish-green hue, image 53
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — gracing gardens with its presence for several seasons; it is also a traditional choice for cottage gardens
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — scientifically known as Matthiola incana; where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance, image 81
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — These blossoms come in a variety of hues including white, image 86
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — scientifically known as Matthiola incana; where visitors can enjoy its spicy clove-like fragrance, image 62
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Typically reaching 1-2.5 feet in height, it flourishes in well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade; for, image 40
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — Matthiola incana is more likely to behave as a perennial
Garden Stock (Matthiola Incana) — is a charming biennial known for its delightful fragrance and profusion of colors; ideal for borders or as a cut flower, it
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