1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual, biennial or perennial
1.2 Type
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
1.8 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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Slugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MATTHIOLA incana
7.2 Common Name
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
7.2.1 In Hindi
Common stock
7.2.2 In German
Garten-Levkoje
7.2.3 In French
Common stock
7.2.4 In Spanish
Matthiola incana
7.2.5 In Greek
Common stock
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
7.2.7 In Polish
Common stock
7.2.8 In Latin
Matthiola incana
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Capparales
8.5 Family
Brassicaceae
8.6 Genus
Matthiola
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species