This eager profusion of beauty and aroma, stocks are known for their rich texture, pure colours and divine scent symbolising a happy life and lasting beauty.Typically found in white, pink, red or lilac, stock is also called gilly flower or Virginia stock. Stock flowers’ botanical name is Matthiola, considered to be named after Pierandrea Matthiola, an Italian botanist and doctor who cultivated these flowers as he believed they might have medicinal values that encouraged love and lust due to their strong scent. 

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