Stock Mix (Matthiola Incana Ten Week Mix) - Who would not want this lovely mix of colors growing in their garden? Grown from Stock seeds, this mix of brilliant colors brings the added benefit of having a sweet, spicy aroma. Butterflies will not leave Matthiola Stock alone, and your garden will receive a lot of admiring gazes. Usually Stock flowers are grown as annuals; however, they can grow as perennials in frost free zones or in areas that get very light frosts. Garden Stock flowers prefer cooler summers, so they do very well in coastal climates. In warm winter regions, set out Stock plants in the fall for winter blooms.

How To Plant Stock Seeds: Sow Stock seeds indoors using small pots or starter trays 6 - 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Press the Stock flower seeds into the soil and cover no more than 1/8 inch with soil. Matthiola Incana flower seeds need light and continuous moisture to germinate. Transplant Stock seedlings into the garden 14 inches apart. Stock Flower Care: Fertilize Matthiola Stock plants monthly with a general purpose liquid fertilizer. Trim the Stock flower spikes when they are down blooming. Deadheading is to neaten the appearance of the plant. Re-seeding is not a problem.

Stock Crimson (Matthiola Incana Ten Week Crimson) - Growing Stock seeds is very rewarding! The sturdy stems are filled with tightly clustered blooms. This garden Stock has crimson red blooms, and it gives a stunning display. Because of the sweet, spicy fragrance of red Stock Flowers, they are often sold as cut flowers and can be seen in many professional flower arrangements. Stock can last in a vase up to 2 weeks. Matthiola flowers can even be grown as an indoor plant. Place them in a cool room with indirect sunlight and enjoy the scented blooms.

Sow Stock flower seeds indoors using small pots or starter trays 6 - 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Press the Stock seeds into the soil and cover no more than 1/8 inch with soil. Matthiola Incana seeds need light and continuous moisture to germinate. Transplant the Stock seedlings into the garden 14 inches apart. Stock flower care includes fertilizing Matthiola Stock plants monthly with a general purpose liquid fertilizer. Also, trim the Stock flower spikes when they are down blooming. Deadheading is to neaten the appearance of the plant. Re-seeding is not a problem.

Stock Blue (Matthiola Incana Ten Week Blue) - Gardeners prize Stock for its ease of establishment from flower seeds, its ease of care, early bloom time and its clusters of gorgeous and fragrant blossoms. Truly, Stock flowers are some of most lovely in the garden! Garden Stock is native to the Mediterranean area, and enjoys mild coastal summers. In the southern United States, blue Stock flowers are often set out in the fall for winter and early spring blooms. The sweetly scented blooms will often attract butterflies, and they make excellent cut flowers.

How To Plant Stock Seeds: Sow Stock seeds indoors using small pots or starter trays 6 - 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Press the Stock flower seeds into the soil and cover no more than 1/8 inch with soil. Matthiola Incana flower seeds need light and continuous moisture to germinate. Transplant Stock seedlings into the garden 14 inches apart. Stock Flower Care: Fertilize Matthiola Stock plants monthly with a general purpose liquid fertilizer. Trim the Stock flower spikes when they are down blooming. Deadheading is to neaten the appearance of the plant. Re-seeding is not a problem.

Stock White (Matthiola Incana Ten Week White) - Matthiola Incana is one of several species of Stock. It is known by the common name of Ten Week Stock. It is one of the oldest garden flowers grown, and it easily establishes from Stock seeds. This lovely white variety is grown as an annual, however, they can grow as perennials in frost free zones or areas that get very light frost. Grow garden Stock flowers for a good summer display of color, fragrance, and beauty!

White Stock flowers perform best in temperatures under 75F and tolerate light frost. In mild winter climates of the south and southwestern United States, they bloom from October through March. The characteristics of hardiness and light sweet fragrance have made Stocks a favorable commercial venture for the cut flower industry, and they have great appeal to the home gardener too.

Grow white Stock flowers by sowing Stock seeds indoors using small pots or starter trays 6 - 8 weeks before the last expected frost. Press the white Stock flower seeds into the soil and cover no more than 1/8 inch with soil. Matthiola flower seeds need light and continuous moisture to germinate. Transplant Stock seedlings into the garden 14 inches apart. Stock flower care includes fertilizing Matthiola Stock plants monthly with a general purpose liquid fertilizer. Also, trim the Stock flower spikes when they are down blooming. Deadheading is to neaten the appearance of the plant. Re-seeding is not a problem.