How to Care for Matthiola incana (stock)
Korean name: 스토크
Stock is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant with soft textured leaves and colorful flowers. It grows to about 30-90 cm tall, with many flowers clustered on stalks, making it popular as a cut flower. It has a medium growth rate and requires adequate sunlight and watering.
Key facts
- Category: Flowering plant
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Where to keep: indoors or outdoors
- Native to: Europe
- Growth rate: Moderate
- Pets: No known toxicity, so it is fine to keep around pets.
- Flower meaning: lasting love, elegance
- Traits: cut flower, medium growth rate, flowering plant, beginner friendly, perennial
- Also known as: stock, hoary stock, ten-week stock
Care Guide
- Light: Grows well in bright sunlight or partial shade.
- Watering: Water thoroughly when the topsoil is dry.
- Soil: Prefers well-drained fertile soil.
- Humidity: Thrives in normal humidity levels.
- Temperature: 15~25°C
- Fertilizer: Apply liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks during the growing season.
Common questions
How often should you water Matthiola incana?
Water thoroughly when the topsoil is dry. Roughly every 7 days is the baseline; adjust for the season and the spot it sits in.
Where should you keep Matthiola incana?
It likes Grows well in bright sunlight or partial shade.. You can grow it indoors or outdoors. Use Prefers well-drained fertile soil..
Is Matthiola incana safe around pets?
No known toxicity, so it is fine to keep around pets.
Is Matthiola incana good for beginners?
Difficulty: Moderate. Keep it around 15~25°C. Humidity: Thrives in normal humidity levels.. Fertilise Apply liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks during the growing season..