Stock, Iron Pastels Mix

Stock ‘Iron Pastels Mix’, Matthiola incana, 50 seeds avg.

A beautiful mix of large, fragrant blooms that run along a strong single stem, in soft pastel shades of apricot, cherry, lavender-blue, yellow, and white. Excellent cut flowers. Single stem per plant.

Planting Tips:

• A cool-season hardy annual that prefers full sun.
• Transplanting is recommended.
• Start seeds indoors 2-4 weeks before planting date.
• Prefers cool conditions during germination (below 70 degrees).
• Lightly cover seeds with soil.
• Allow 5-14 days to germinate.
• Space plants 4-6” apart in the garden.
• Grows to 24-28” tall.
• Do not pinch.
• 90-105 days to bloom.
• Winter hardy to zone 8.

Harvesting Tips: 

• Make the cut at the base of the stem.
• Harvest when around half the flowers have opened.
• Stock is a single-stem plant and does not re-bloom.