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Stocks Aida Purple Flower Seeds

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Especially bred for late Spring flowering this delicious new sweetly scented Stock has gorgeous deep purple flowers and looks wonderful in the border and is a stunning cut flower too. 

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Especially bred for late Spring flowering this delicious new sweetly scented Stock has gorgeous deep purple flowers and looks wonderful in the border and is a stunning cut flower too. 2’6”. HHA

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SKU WN-6328
Brand Plants of Distinction
Colour Purple (Violet)
Seeds/packet 50
Plant Height 50-75 cm
Scientific name Matthiola incana
Common name Gilly Flower
Germination (days) Up to 14
Type Hardy Annual
Exposure Sun/Part Shade
Cultivation Advice Heavily scented spring flowers and a valued cutting flower, Stocks have long been in popular demand. They make beautiful container plants and grown en-masse will scent fill the air. Single or double they are all worthy of a place in the garden. Their tall spikes of scented flowers are carried on sturdy stems. Growing in a sheltered spot will protect the blooms and allow the perfume to linger.

Sow Stocks seed in trays onto the surface of a free-draining sowing compost and cover lightly with vermiculite. Germination takes around 7-10 days at 18-20 oC.

As soon as the seedlings have emerged completely (around 14 days after sowing), drop the temperature to 5-8 oC. After a few days, it will be apparent that some seeds have darker leaves than the others.

Pale looking seedlings are more likely to develop into fully double flowered types while the darker seedlings tend to produce single flowered plants.

Transplant into large-celled plug trays handling the seedlings as carefully as possible by the leaves, not the stems. Grow on cool and finally transplant into the garden when the last frost is over.

Prefers sun.
Bloom Time Jul, Aug
Good cut flower Yes
Good to dry Yes
Fragrant Yes
Language on package English
Storage Keep your seeds in a cool, dry and dark place.
Brand Plants of Distinction
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