Iron Marine stock
Matthiola incana 'Iron Marine'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Lavender, blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Iron Marine' stock (Matthiola incana 'Iron Marine') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Its fragrant lavender and blue blooms open in spring and again in summer, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit them. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Johnny jump up, Fountain grass, and Black Baccara rose.