Brompton stock
Also known as: cluster-leaved stock; common stock; hoary stock; hopes; queen's stock; wallflower stock; gilliflower
A woody-based perennial, sometimes short-lived, with narrow, grey-green foliage. Upright spikes of sweet-scented pink, mauve, purple, violet or white flowers, up to 2.5cm across, are produced in late spring and early summer. Many cultivars of this species are grown as annual or biennial bedding plants, or for cut flowers
Scientific classification
- Species
- Brompton stock (Matthiola incana)
- Genus
- Matthiola
- Family
- Brassicaceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Brompton stock
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Brompton stock
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Brompton stock care guide
- Moderate regular watering, keep soil slightly damp through bloom cycle
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, keep soil slightly damp through bloom cycle
Fertilizing
FertilizingLight diluted stock flower feed biweekly spring before summer bloom
Pruning
PruningCut back after flowering
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in gentle heat in early spring or sow in midsummer and protect young plants over winter
Growing
GrowingGrow in a sunny, sheltered bed where the soil is well-drained and neutral to slightly alkaline
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be affected by club root, a downy mildew, root rot and a virus
Pests
Susceptible to aphids, flea beetles and cabbage root fly
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