MALCOLMIA maritima Virginian Stock ____________________________________ Type: Annual Height: 6" (15cm) Flowering Time: Summer Flower Colour: White, pink, mauve, purple ____________________________________ Botanical Classification: Class: Angiospermae (Angiosperms) Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons) Superorder: Dilleniiidae (Dillenia Superorder) Order: Capparales (Caper Order) Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family) (formerly Cruciferae) Genus: Malcolmia (Stock) Species: maritima (of the seashore) ____________________________________

Malcolmia maritima is probably one of the first flowers we come in contact with as gardeners. It is often included in mixtures for children, as it is easy to grow from seed by broadcasting the seed where you want it to grow, and provides an interesting patch of muted colours within a few weeks.

A member of the Cabbage Family, its flowers have four petals, and come in white and all shades of pink and mauve. It is a hardy annual, and has the added bonus of being scented.

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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

	Seed Pod Seedpods are long and thin, in two parts, with a papery skin between them.
	Seed The seeds are light brown balls. There are many seeds in a seedpod.
	Seedling The seedling has rounded seedleaves, and the first true leaves are also rounded.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown inside or outside in spring germinated in 4-6 days.