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| File size | 699862 |
| Original date | 2/26/06 2:38 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/92s |
| Aperture | 2.9 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Matthiola incana Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Prized for its spicy scent, stock is a favorite old-fashioned English cut
flower and
annual (grows just one year) It forms pretty spires of blooms in white, pink,
rose, lavender, red and mixes. Plants reach 15 to 36 inches tall and thrive in
the cool weather of spring and autumn.
Stock is valued for fragrant flowers that can be
used as a fresh or dried cut flower. Justifiably popular for beds,
borders, cut flowers and they also make magnificent plants for winter
flowering in the cold greenhouse. Flowers early summer.
A dark blue or purple dye is obtained from the flowers.
The seeds are aphrodisiac, bitter, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic
and tonic. An infusion has been used in the treatment of cancer and when
mixed with wine it has been used as an antidote to poisonous bite.
| Identification credit: Shaista Ahmad | Photographed in Delhi & Nainital |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,