Stock Giant Imperial Mixed - 70 Seeds
Matthiola Incana
Transform your garden with the enchanting beauty and heavenly perfume of Giant Imperial Mixed Stock. This stunning annual reaches 60cm in height, creating bushy, well-branched plants adorned with grey-green foliage that provides an elegant backdrop for the spectacular flower display.
The star attraction is the abundance of single-petaled blooms arranged in tall, graceful spikes. These elegant single flowers showcase a captivating range of purple shades from soft lavender to deep violet, creating a romantic cottage garden atmosphere wherever they are planted. The sweetly scented blooms release their intense fragrance most prominently in the evening, making them perfect near patios, pathways, or bedroom windows.
Giant Imperial Stock excels in a variety of garden settings. Plant them in beds and borders for stunning visual impact and divine fragrance, or grow them specifically as cut flowers – they're exceptionally long-lasting in the vase and will fill your home with their sweet scent. The sturdy stems make them ideal for floral arrangements.
Growing Tips: Stock thrives in cool to mild conditions and performs best when planted in autumn or early spring in most Australian regions. They prefer full sun to partial shade and well-drained, fertile soil. For continuous flowering, consider successive plantings every few weeks. These cold-hardy annuals can tolerate light frosts, making them perfect for winter and spring gardens.
Perfect For:
- Cottage gardens and heritage plantings
- Cut flower gardens
- Fragrant evening gardens
- Attracting beneficial insects
- Mixed borders and mass plantings
Sowing Instructions:
Sow in mid to late summer & autumn. Sow 3 mm deep. Germinates in 1-2 weeks at 20-24°C. Space the plants 30 cm apart. Maturity in 140 days, Plant height 60cm. Hardy annual
