Potted flowers are easy to grow and fragrant, with beautiful colors and blooms in all four seasons, well worth getting
Introduction
Green plants in pots have become an essential decorative element of home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home brings many benefits, as they beautify the room and delight the mood. "Flower Voice Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1144" introduces you to a flower that is very much worth getting.
Today's featured plant
Living in Lingnan, adjacent to the "Flower City" of Guangzhou, where the flower-growing industry is developed, I often visit the largest flower wholesale market in Asia when I have time. Having come into contact with many flowers, grasses and trees, and having been in this hobby for a long time, I have a certain understanding of plants. The flower introduced today is called stock (Matthiola incana), which is very popular among small potted flowers. Especially during the spring season, it is often in short supply and has many admirers.
Stock
Stock (Matthiola incana), also known as Caogui flower, is a perennial herb of the genus Matthiola in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is generally only 20-30 cm tall, with numerous varieties and rich, colorful flowers, and has high ornamental value. It is native to the Mediterranean coast and is one of the most popular indoor potted plants in Europe (alongside geraniums and kalanchoe). It is widely cultivated in southern China.
Extremely fragrant flowers
The flowers of stock are terminal, with dozens of flowers on a single flower spike. The whole flower can be picked directly as a bouquet. Its flowers give off a rich fragrance that fills the nose, and when placed indoors they can make the whole room fragrant and refreshing. The flowering period is also very long; with proper care, it can bloom in all four seasons, with peak flowering in spring and autumn, when flowers cover the branches and "spilling out of the pot" comes easily.
Easy to cultivate
Stock is a very tenacious herbaceous plant, tough and durable. It likes a cool, ventilated growing environment and tolerates partial shade. It can also be cultivated indoors, where only scattered light is enough to meet its needs for growth and flowering. It is not strict about the environment and can withstand low temperatures of -5°C at minimum, so it can even be grown outdoors through the winter in northern China. Daily care is relatively simple, and even beginners can grow it well.
Worth getting
There are not many plants that can be grown indoors, have a long flowering period, beautiful flowers and are also richly fragrant. Stock is one of them. All these advantages have made it shine in Western European countries and become one of the must-have plants for households. After being introduced to China, it also quickly became popular. Keep one pot at home, and a single flower can scent a whole room, saving you even the air freshener. It is very much worth getting.