| Description | Hot Cakes' Stock (Matthiola incana) is a series of double, compact stock. |
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| Pronunciation | (ma-tee-OH-la)(in-CAN-nuh) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Biennials, Short lived perennials |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | prefer and flower best in cooler temperatures |
| Flowers | fragrant, double, purple, rose, pink, red, white |
| Leaves | grey-green lance shaped |
| Dimensions | 10-16 by 6-8 inches (HS), mounded, upright |
| Propagation | seeds, since this is a double, not all seedlings will be double |
| Native Site | Species is native to the Mediterranean. |
| Misc Facts | Matthoiola is named after Peirandrea Mattioli a 16th-century Italian physician and botanist. Incana refers to the gray leaves covered with short hairs. AKA-Gilly Flower, Stock |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd) |
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