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🌸🌿 Fragrant Matthiola – Matthiola incana – 500 Seeds

🌸🌿 Fragrant Matthiola – Matthiola incana – 500 Seeds

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Enjoy the sweet fragrance and vibrant blooms of Fragrant Matthiola (Matthiola incana), commonly known as Stock. This biennial or short-lived perennial produces spikes of colorful, highly fragrant flowers in shades of white, pink, purple, and lavender. Ideal for garden beds, borders, and cut flower arrangements.

Usage:

  • Garden beds and borders

  • Cut flowers for bouquets and floral arrangements

  • Fragrance gardens and pollinator-friendly plantings

Sowing Time:

  • Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost or direct sow outdoors in early spring

Germination Time:

  • 7–14 days

Sowing Depth:

  • 0.5 cm (¼ inch)

Soil Requirements:

  • Well-drained, fertile soil rich in organic matter

  • pH 6.0–7.5

Sunlight Requirements:

  • Full sun to partial shade

Watering:

  • Moderate; keep soil moist but not waterlogged

Plant Spacing:

  • 20–30 cm (8–12 inches)

Bloom Time:

  • Late spring to early summer (year 2 for biennial)

Growth Height:

  • 30–60 cm (12–24 inches)

Hardiness Zone:

  • USDA Zones 6–9

Other Benefits:

  • Highly fragrant flowers attract bees and butterflies

  • Easy to grow and maintain

  • Adds vertical interest and fragrance to gardens

Latin Name: Matthiola incana

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