Stocks are among our oldest garden flowers, and single and double forms in various colors were common in Britain before 1597. The Elizabethans called them "Stockgilloflowers" for their carnation, of gilliflower-like fragrance and woody "stock" or stem. Jefferson listed "Gilliflower" as a hardy perennial in 1771. This Mediterranean flower is usually grown as an annual today. Sow seeds in early spring and transplant to the garden after last frost in full or part sun.

Line Drawing from Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture by L. H. Bailey (1935) zone1, zone2, zone3, zone4, zone5, zone6, zone7, zone8, zone9, zone0

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