Stock 'Mammoth Excelsior'
Stock 'Mammoth Excelsior' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Stock 'Mammoth Excelsior' grow as beautiful tall spires to 100 cm of highly fragrant flowers in mixed shades of white, deep-pink, magenta, lavender, ruby-red and violet. The plants bloom with single and double flowers. The edible flowers are added to salads or used as a decoration for sweet desserts. It is ideal as a cottage garden plant; cut flower or dried flower for the home or to make up flower bunches on a market stall. The seeds germinate best between 18 - 24°C; sow autumn to early winter in temperate areas; autumn in subtropical areas. It prefers a well-drained, neutral pH loamy soil in a sunny position. Days to bloom: 12 - 14 weeks.
Product: Stock 'Mammoth Excelsior'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Matthiola incana
Syn.: Syn. Gillyflower
Syn. Gillyflower; Stock 'Mammoth Excelsior' grow as beautiful tall spires to 100 cm of highly fragrant flowers in mixed shades of white, deep pink, magenta, lavender, ruby red and violet. The plants bloom with single and double flowers. The edible flowers are added to salads or used as a decoration for sweet desserts. It is ideal as a cottage garden plant; cut flower or dried flower for the home or to make up flower bunches on a market stall.
Plant type: Cool season annual
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 24°C soil temp.
Cool: Mid summer to autumn
Temperate: Autumn to early winter
Subtropical: Autumn
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: Cover seed 5mm deep with mix; avoid overwatering as stocks are prone to damping off
Position: Full sun with protection from strong winds
Sow where: Sow into seedling trays for later transplanting
Soil type: Prefers well-drained, neutral pH soil
Flowering: 12 - 14 weeks; cut the flower spikes to encourage side shoots to grow and flower
*Has edible flowers
*Good for bees
50 seeds per packet
Matthiola incana
Syn. Gillyflower
Cool season annual
Stock 'Mammoth Excelsior'
Stock 'Mammoth Excelsior' grow as beautiful tall spires to 100 cm of highly fragrant flowers in mixed shades of white, deep-pink, magenta, lavender, ruby-red and violet. The plants bloom with single and double flowers. The edible flowers are added to salads or used as a decoration for sweet desserts. It is ideal as a cottage garden plant; cut flower or dried flower for the home or to make up flower bunches on a market stall. The seeds germinate best between 18 - 24°C; sow autumn to early winter in temperate areas; autumn in subtropical areas. It prefers a well-drained, neutral pH loamy soil in a sunny position. Days to bloom: 12 - 14 weeks.