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April-May
October-April
Sun/Part Shade
2-3 inches apart1/4 inch deep
7-14 days
Fragrant Stock
Anytime Mix
Anytime Mix
(Matthiola incana)
Quick Info
April-May
October-April
Sun/Part Shade
2-3 inches apart1/4 inch deep
7-14 days
Nothing compares with the lush beauty and complex spicy-sweet perfume of garden stock. We've sought out the best annual branching variety with a high proportion of double flowers in a beautiful blend of sumptuous colors including vanilla, apple-blossom pink, lilac, carmine, rich purple, and white. Reliable and very early blooming, it has the strongest heat tolerance and branching habit of any stock and will reward you with weeks of intensely perfumed, richly hued flowers.
Seed Count: Approx. 75 / Weight: 150 mg
- SKU:5284
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Quick Info
April-May
October-April
Sun/Part Shade
2-3 inches apart1/4 inch deep
7-14 days
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
Hardy Annual
Spring/summer bloom.
Can handle light frost.
To Start Outdoors
Sow seeds in a well-drained, finely-textured garden bed in full sun as early in spring as soil can be worked. In mild climate areas, seeds are best sown in early fall for spring bloom. Space seeds 2 to 3 inches apart and cover 1/4 inch deep. Keep seed bed moist until seedlings emerge in 7 to 10 days. Weed carefully and keep well-watered.
To Start Early Indoors
Start seed indoors in a flat or container of seed starting mix, 6 to 8 weeks before last expected hard freeze. Sow seed thinly, cover 1/4 inch deep, and keep moist but not soggy until germination takes place in 7 to 14 days. Provide a strong light source as soon as seedlings emerge. Seedlings grow quickly and require even moisture at their earliest stages: overwatering encourages “damping off,” or rotting at the soil level.
Thin or Transplant
Space seedlings 10 inches apart when seedlings are large enough to handle.
Growing Notes
This early-blooming, branching variety produces an abundance of richly scented, mostly double flowers for indoor bouquets. In the garden, stock’s heavy trusses of bloom are beautiful in beds, borders and containers.
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Central Massachusetts 6b, Part Shade gardener... I have grown these for three years and they are wonderfully reliable, and excellent as a cut and come again flower! I get mostly the vanilla color and one or two purple, some white. All of them are singles. I grow about 36 plants each year. Can you share a little more of your growing conditions and ammendments to get more colors and doubles? I think doubles might just be a genetic thing that might not be helped with amendments but I am not positive. I amend my bed with bonemeal, compost and fertilize with bloom boosters. I don't over water, and I let the bed really dry out between waterings and fertilize once a month... I start them in March and plant out in April. Regardless I love that they grow so many stems per plant I consistently have them as filler flower in bouquet most of the season. They tend to pause in August/September when it's hottest but come right back through October and most of November. They were in my Thanksgiving table arrangements with Cappuccino Rudbeckia! I will continue to grow them, but do let us know if there is a way to help out in getting more color :) ph problem perhaps?
-Jess
The seeds look great!! I can’t wait to try them. They are Packaged well with good info on the seed pack. Shipping was fast!!
Was expecting a mix of colors as shown in the picture but I only got white flowers. Also can't detect any fragrance. Maybe it will develop over time as they just started to bloom. Pretty flowers nonetheless.
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you find the flowers pretty. Did any of the other colors appear? Sometimes fragrances can develop as the flowers mature. If you have any concerns, feel free to reach out to us directly at customerservice@reneesgarden.com.
