Stock ‘Katz Purple’
Matthiola incana
Description
Highly fragrant, with full, fluffy blooms, these prized plants thrive in cooler weather. Long spires of ruffled dark grape-purple blooms with glowing green eyes carry a distinctive spicy scent and are perfectly suited for jewel-toned market bouquets. Half of the plants will be single-flowered, the other half double, so plant twice as many as you need.
Details
Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 18 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 90 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Height: 18 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 90 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Sow multiple seeds per cell indoors 6 weeks before last frost and transplant out while the weather is still cool. Can be succession-planted to stagger the harvest. Don’t pinch plants.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when half the florets on a stem are open. Change the water often to avoid a cabbage-y smell. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.
Details
Description
Highly fragrant, with full, fluffy blooms, these prized plants thrive in cooler weather. Long spires of ruffled dark grape-purple blooms with glowing green eyes carry a distinctive spicy scent and are perfectly suited for jewel-toned market bouquets. Half of the plants will be single-flowered, the other half double, so plant twice as many as you need.
Details
Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 18 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 90 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Height: 18 to 30 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 90 to 100 days
Plant spacing: 6 in
Pinch: do not pinch
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Sow multiple seeds per cell indoors 6 weeks before last frost and transplant out while the weather is still cool. Can be succession-planted to stagger the harvest. Don’t pinch plants.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when half the florets on a stem are open. Change the water often to avoid a cabbage-y smell. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.
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How to Grow
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How to Grow
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