Common Name: Stock Giant Column Apricot, Brompton stock, common stock, hoary stock, gilly-flower.
Scientific Name: Matthiola incana
Physical Attributes: Highly fragrant double flowers in a soft apricot shade bloom outwards from green spikes.
Uses: Bedding and borders. Cut flowers. Containers and pots.
Life Cycle: Annual
Growing Height: 60 – 75cm
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, moths and other beneficial insects.
When to Sow:Spring/Summer/Autumn – avoid hottest parts of the season if in Summer
Sowing Depth: 3mm
Sow Spacing: 30cm
Sowing Method: Sow direct in flowering position, keep soil moist but not water logged or sow in trays and transplant when about 5cm high, avoid excessive root disturbance when planting out.
Position: Full sun
Germination Time: 10 – 14 days
Maintenance: Optimum stem length is achieved during cool growing periods; high heat can stunt plants or prevent flower spikes from developing. Liquid feed regularly for a healthy plant. Deadhead to prolong flowering.
Seeds Per Packet: 25
Stock Giant Column Apricot — 25 Seeds
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$5.00
One for the vase, this Stock Giant Column Apricot is an excellent choice for the garden if you fancy a fresh bouquet of flowers that you want to have last on the kitchen bench. Silky petaled flowers produce in abundance in a soft apricot from tall lush green spikes that smell heavenly and forever desirable, making them divine when planted in mass. Happy to soak up the sunshine all day long, this stock is a stunning annual bloom that you’ll want to plant time and time again.
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