«Evening Scent» - Organic Matthiola Seeds
1.14 €
This rare British native plant hold sprays of beautiful, fragrant, lavender-pink flowers from early summer onwards. Grey-green, flowering stems arise from an impressive rosette of grey, scallop-edged leaves.
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Organic Matthiola «Evening Scent»
This rare British native plant hold sprays of beautiful, fragrant, lavender-pink flowers from early summer onwards. Grey-green, flowering stems arise from an impressive rosette of grey, scallop-edged leaves.
Grown in sand or well-drained soil this will make an impressive, 'fool-the-expert' specimen! It is also found in Spain, Turkey, and north-western Africa on rocky, sandy coasts.
Also known as the Stock
How to grow
When growing stock outdoors from seeds, then sow on the surface following the last frost of spring, alternatively in mild areas autumn sowing of stock will result in spring blooms the following year. Stock likes to grow in sunny areas of the garden that have good drainage and a slightly alkaline and moist soil.
You can start to grow Stock indoors first. The annual and perennial varieties of Matthiola should be started about 7 or 8 weeks before the last frost of spring, whereas biennials stock should be started off in the summer. It takes around one to three weeks to germinate. The stock should be sown in vermiculite and watered from below. They should be grown in the light at a temperature of 12 to 18 degrees centigrade. Once ready transplant annual and perennial stock out in mid spring or autumn, and biennial stock in the autumn. They should be spaced from 15 to 45 cm apart, depending upon the stock variety.
Caring for Stock - Matthiola plants
Once established in the garden, pinch the young stock (Matthiola) plant shoots back to encourage taller growth. It is best to have the plants close together to increase the amount of blooming. Matthiola plants are easy to look after, water regularly and feed once a month. If you require more plants then the perennials can be propagated by taking cuttings in the summer.