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Matthiola incana
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall9 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, pink, purple, white
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Stock (Matthiola incana) is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Erect stems carry fragrant blooms in cream, pink, purple, and white. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers, and the plant tolerates salt. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Aster, Anemone, and Teddy Bear sunflower.
Native range
Middle East and Central Asia.