Matthiola incana 'Cinderella Lavender'
Stock 'Cinderella Lavender'
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. The 'Cinderella' Series are bushy half-hardy annuals, with spikes of fragrant four-petalled flowers. 'Cinderella Lavender' has lavender-coloured flowers.
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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
Stock 'Cinderella Lavender'
Latin name
Matthiola incana 'Cinderella Lavender'
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
0.10 M
0.50 M
Matthiola incana 'Cinderella Lavender'
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. The 'Cinderella' Series are bushy half-hardy annuals, with spikes of fragrant four-petalled flowers. 'Cinderella Lavender' has lavender-coloured flowers.
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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