Matthiola bicornis Night Scented Stock
Hardy Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Height: 12 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Scented
- Ideal for: Bedding, Border
Description
Deliciously scented flowers which open in the evening.
Sow anywhere that is close enough to the house to get the benefit of such a beautiful fragrance.
Below windows, patio tubs, window boxes, even a small sowing in hanging baskets.
Try mixing with Virginian Stock before sowing to provide a mixture of attractive flower and fragrance.
Flowers summer.
Height 12in.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Indoors 6-8 weeks before last spring frost |
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| Sowing depth: | 6mm (¼in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart. |
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Sow outdoors where they are to flower.
Prepare the ground well and rake to a fine tilth before sowing, but do not exclude light, which is beneficial to germination.
Growing Instructions
When large enough to handle thin out to 8cm (3in) apart.
They prefer a sunny open site but will grow in most sites and soils.
