Ten Week Perfume Stock Flower Seeds

p> Stock - Ten Week - Matthiola incana Hardy Annual - Richly hued flowers with a complex spicy-sweet perfume. This annual stock is heat tolerant and multi-branching in a beautiful blend of sumptuous colors. Soil & Water: Feed and water well and keep blooms cut for longest season.Grows best in finely textured, well drained soil. Planting & Growing: Sow seed indoors 6-8 weeks before frost free weather in spring. Dampen soil mix evenly, space seeds 2-3" apart and cover 1/4" deep. Keep evenly moist and provide a strong light source.

Mix Details

• Botanical name: Matthiola incana
• Plant type: Hardy Annual
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Composition: Hardy Annual - Richly hued flowers with a complex spicy-sweet perfume. This annual stock is heat tolerant and multi-branching in a beautiful blend of sumptuous colors.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1/4"
• Germination: 7-14 Days
• Height At Maturity: 12-18"
• Sun/Shade: Full to Part Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 10"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Anytime Mix’ Fragrant Stock and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

For outdoor seeding it is best to do so in the fall in mild winter areas.

Because this packet contains a mix, component proportions and the number of varieties visible in a small planting will vary. Emergence, growth rate, mature size, color, and harvest or bloom timing can also differ among components and with site conditions. Evaluate the planting across the full season rather than assuming the first seedlings, flowers, or harvest represent the entire mix.

Place ‘Anytime Mix’ Fragrant Stock where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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