Matthiola incana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Matthiola incana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Matthiola incana, R. Br. Common Stock. Biennial or perennial, becoming woody at base, but usually treated as an annual: erect - branching, closely tomentose-pubescent, the sts. stiff and cylindrical: lvs. alternate, tapering into a petiole, long - oblong or oblanceolate, entire, obtuse: fls. with saccate lateral sepals and large petals with long claws and wide- spreading limb, borne on elongating stalks in an open, terminal erect raceme: siliques becoming 3-4 in. long, erect. Medit. region; also Isle of Wight.—M. glabrata, DC., is a glabrous form. Var. annua,Voss (M.annua, Sweet. M. graeca, Sweet). Ten-weeks, or Intermediate Stocks. Fig. 2334. Annual, less woody, blooming earlier.—A shining-lvd. variety is known. Var. autumnalis, Voss. Autumn- blooming or Brompton stocks. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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