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Stock Giant Imperial Blend Seeds

Matthiola incana

Item #1199

Tender perennial grown as an annual. Tall, majestic spikes of colorful blossoms with fantastic fragrance! This cottage garden flower has never gone out of style. Exquisite on its own in floral arrangements, it may inspire you to take up a paintbrush and become an artist! Grown as an annual, but perennial in USDA zones 7-10.




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Tender perennial

Full sun to
light shade

Blooms in the
cool of
spring and fall

24”-30” tall

Days to Emerge:
5-10 days

Seed Depth:
Press into surface

Seed Spacing:
A group of
4 seeds
every 10”-12”

Thinning:
When 1” tall,
thin to 1
every 10”-12”

When to sow outside: 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost for spring & fall color, or fall in USDA zone 9 or warmer for winter/spring color.

When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before average last frost. USDA zones 9 or warmer: 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting outside in fall or winter for early spring bloom.

Special germination instructions: Seed requires light to germinate; do not cover with soil.

Artist: Carol Till



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