Stock Seeds - Antique Rose

$500
Edible Flower Seeds

Average Seed Count: 25

Light, dusty-rosy color as a single-stem/column-type stock for one-cut harvest. Excellent fragrant cut flower with edible flowers. Can be used for beds, borders, and containers, though bloom window is brief, especially in hot weather.
NOTE: This variety produces one flowering stem per plant. Pinching is not advisable as it will terminate flowering.

Matthiola incana

Details:

  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Days to Maturity: 90-105
  • Light: Full Sun
  • Plant Spacing: 4-6"
  • Plant Height: 24-28"

Sowing Info:

  • Seed Depth: 1/4"
  • Days to Germination: 7-14 at 65-75°F

Growing Info

Transplant (recommended) - Sow ¼" deep into 128-cell plug flats 5-6 weeks before transplanting out into the field or protected structure. Direct seed - After danger of frost. Do not pinch plants. Succession-plant every two weeks for multiple harvests. Stock is a cool-weather crop. Spring and fall-blooming successions are optimal. Stock is a member of the brassica plant family and is susceptible to flea beetle predation. To prevent flea beetle damage, cover plants with row cover at the time of transplanting.