Matthidla incana, M. annua, M. grarca,Stock, Gill Flowers, Garden Stock, Common Stock
- Common name:
- Stock, Gill Flowers, Garden Stock, Common Stock
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Statice
Category:
- Flowering Pot Plants, Groundcovers
- Family:
- olive
- Light:
- Sun growing
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Various colored flowers available viz., Blue, Purple, White, Yellow, Pink, Dark Pink, Light Pink, Lilac or mauve, Cream, Off white, Light Yellow
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
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- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Attracts butterflies
- Attracts bees
- Grows best in cooler regions
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Plant Description:
- - Biennial or perennial with tufted, lobed leaves, and panicles of numerous, small, clustered flowers with blue calyx and yellowish white corolla, on winged branches.
- Flowers are ever lasting - that is they dry very well. They retain their orginal color and last for many many years.
- Plants require a few months to grow and bloom.
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Growing tips:
- - Is normally planted by farmers for growing for the fresh flower market.
- Can be effectively used as a border plant or as a groundcover.
- Requires well drained and fertile soil.
- Regular irrigation is required.
