Malcolmia Maritima - Virginia Stock (10 Seeds)

Malcolmia maritima

Common Name: Virginia Stock
Synonyms: Malcomia maritima, Cheiranthus maritimus
Plant Family: Brassicaceae

Plant Type: annual/biennial, deciduous, scented or aromatic

Growth habit: erect
Growth Rate: fast, mature size: 0.15m. high x 0.1m. wide

 

Colour: leaf- green, flower- mauve, stem- green

Season of interest: Summer
Position: full sun, coastal
Soil: moist, clay, sandy, pH preference - Any, pH tolerance - Any
Hardiness: minimum -15°C, USDA zone 4 to 10
Origin: Greece

Description:
Hardy annual. Upright habit with narrow green to grey-green leaves. Quickly produces abundant, 4-petalled fragrant flowers of white, pink, mauve or purple.

Cultivation:
Any reasonable soil in sun. Easy to grow.

Propagation:
It is best to grow Virginia Stock outdoors and to sow the seeds once a month (from early spring to autumn) for continuous flowering from spring until autumn. Malcolmia will flower the following spring. The seeds should be sown on the surface and take about two weeks to germinate. Virginia Stock is able to grow in both sunny and partially shaded gardens, and though the soil type is not important, it is beneficial to add manure when sowing seeds.

Design and Other Uses:
Annual borders, bedding, edging, containers. Attractive to insects.

Other Notes:
pronounced: mal-KOLM-ee-uh ma-rih-TEEM-uh