Matthiola longipetala subsp. bicornis

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Matthiola bicornis, DC. Half-shrubby, straggling annual or biennial: fls. smaller than those of M. incana, purplish or lilac, fragrant by night, closing by day: pod terete, long, 2-horned: lvs. pinnatifid, or the uppermost entire. Greece, Asia Minor. Gn.M. 3:226. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.