Matthiola Incana 'Lavender Purple'
Lavender Purple Stock
Matthiola incana is a woody-based perennial. The foliage is narrow and grey-green, and in late Spring and early Summer spikes of sweetly fragrant pink, mauve, purple or white flowers up to 2.5 cms. appear. Cultivars of this species are grown as annual or biennial bedding plants, or for cut flowers. 'Lavender Purple' sports greenish grey slender leaves, tall sturdy stem produces open display of lavender purple single flowers. Lightly scented.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Lavender Purple Stock
Latin name
Matthiola Incana 'Lavender Purple'
type
Perennial
family
Brassicaceae
ph
6.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.60 M
Matthiola Incana 'Lavender Purple'
Matthiola incana is a woody-based perennial. The foliage is narrow and grey-green, and in late Spring and early Summer spikes of sweetly fragrant pink, mauve, purple or white flowers up to 2.5 cms. appear. Cultivars of this species are grown as annual or biennial bedding plants, or for cut flowers. 'Lavender Purple' sports greenish grey slender leaves, tall sturdy stem produces open display of lavender purple single flowers. Lightly scented.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Spikes of pink, mauve, purple or white fragrant flowers appear in late Spring and early Summer
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in a sunny, sheltered site in well-draining soil that is neutral to slightly alkaline
Propagating by seed in Spring
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Sow seed in gentle heat in early Spring
Propagating by seed in Summer
From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer
Sow seed in mid Summer and protect the young plants over Winter
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