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Sign up freeMatthiola incana
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Bees
Bumblebees
ButterfliesIntensely spicy-sweet fragrant spikes in pink, white, red, and purple. Best fragrance in the evening. Pinch out single-stemmed plants early for branching and more blooms.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Caterpillars, Flea beetles.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Fertile, well-draining, neutral to slightly alkaline
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Stock
