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The Stock (Matthiola incana) belongs to Brassiaceae (the Mustard family). It is an annual herb that is native to South Europe. This herb was cultivated and used for medical herbs in ancient Greece. It is single blossom in the wild, though the cultivars are double flower with pink, scarlet-red, purple or white petals. In Japanese, it is called "Ara-seitou", which is said to be a corruption of the name "Ha-raseita" (leaf raxeta) because the leaves resemble "raxeta" (a woolen fabric similar to raxa, but with a thinner ground and a rougher feel). It is called "紫羅蘭" (zi luo lan) in Chinese.
In Korean, it is called "su-to-kue" (스토크)" or "bi-dan-hyang-kkom-mu" (비단향꽃무). "su-to-kue" (스토크) is a name derived from English, while "bi-dan-hyang-kkom-mu" (비단향꽃무) is a native Korean term meaning "a flower with a silky texture and a delicate fragrance".
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