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It has four-petaled purple to white flowers, which are approximately 1 to 2 cm wide. The plant is low-growing and highly branched in form, normally growing to about 45 cm in length. The plant is low-growing and highly branched in form, normally growing to about 45 cm in length.
Its botanical name is Matthiola incana, also known as stock. [3] The same name also describes other plants, such as the wallflower , which have fragrant flowers. The name derives from the French giroflée from Greek karyophyllon = " nut -leaf" = the spice called clove , the association deriving from the flower's scent.
[1] [3] [4] [5] Many are cultivated for their heavily scented, colorful flowers. The common name stock may be applied to the whole genus, more specifically to varieties and cultivars of Matthiola incana. The common names evening stock and night-scented stock are applied to varieties of Matthiola longipetala (syn. M. bicornis). [6]
Double-flowered stock. Matthiola incana is widely used as an ornamental plant for summer bedding, and as a cut flower and aromatic plant. The species has been in cultivation since at least the 16th century. The flowers can be simple or double, medium or large. [6]
In addition to growth by cell division, a plant may grow through cell elongation. This occurs when individual cells or groups of cells grow longer. Not all plant cells grow to the same length. When cells on one side of a stem grow longer and faster than cells on the other side, the stem bends to the side of the slower growing cells as a result.
Malcolmia maritima, also known by its common name Virginia stock, is a popular annual garden plant from the family Brassicaceae.A beautiful and profusely flowering annual, it is probably one of the easiest of all plants to grow.
Plant growth analysis refers to a set of concepts and equations by which changes in size of plants over time can be summarised and dissected in component variables. It is often applied in the analysis of growth of individual plants, but can also be used in a situation where crop growth is followed over time.
The leaves are grooved (canaliculate), smooth and linear with a white to light green linear midrib on the upper surface, and grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 8 mm (1 ⁄ 4 in) broad. [ 4 ] O. umbellatum is scapose , with a glabrous flower stem ( scape ) that emerges from the leaf tufts later and is about 10–30 cm (4–12 in) in ...