Common Stock

Spring Starflower

About Common Stock and Spring Starflower

Common Stock

Spring Starflower

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What is

Life Span

Annual, biennial or perennial

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa

South America, Argentina

Types

Matthiola incana

Perennial

Number of Varieties

2035

0 40000

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Habitat

By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

35.60 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

reseeds, Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases, Slugs

Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MATTHIOLA incana

Ipheion uniflorum

Common Name

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Spring Starflower, Springstar

In Hindi

Common stock

Spring Starflower

In German

Garten-Levkoje

Frühling Borretsch

In French

Common stock

Spring Starflower

In Spanish

Matthiola incana

primavera Flor de estrella

In Greek

Common stock

άνοιξη starflower

In Portuguese

Matthiola incana

primavera Starflower

In Polish

Common stock

Wiosna Starflower

In Latin

Matthiola incana

Spring Starflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Capparales

Asparagales

Family

Brassicaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Matthiola

Ipheion

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Number of Species

5050

1 27800

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Properties of Common Stock and Spring Starflower

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Season and Care of Common Stock and Spring Starflower

Season and care of Common Stock and Spring Starflower is important to know. While considering everything about Common Stock and Spring Starflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Stock season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Spring Starflower season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Common Stock is Loam, Sand and for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Stock is Neutral, Alkaline and for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Common Stock and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Common Stock and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Common Stock height is 30.00 cm and width 35.60 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Common Stock and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Common Stock flower color: Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach and Blue Violet
Common Stock leaf color: Gray Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Common Stock and Spring Starflower

Care of Common Stock and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Stock pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Stock needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.