Night-Scented Stock Seeds - Heirloom Flower Garden Seeds for Growing

Night-Scented Stock is a cool-season flowering plant grown for its small fragrant blooms that release their strongest scent during the evening and nighttime hours. The plant develops compact branching stems with clusters of delicate flowers, making it suitable for flower beds, borders, cottage gardens, containers, and pathways where its evening fragrance can be appreciated. It performs best in cool to mild climates with full sun to partial shade and well-drained fertile soil. Night-Scented Stock is commonly cultivated for seasonal flowering displays and pollinator-friendly garden plantings.

Features

• Produces fragrant flowers with strongest evening scent
• Suitable for flower beds, borders, and containers
• Cool-season flowering annual plant
• Compact branching growth habit
• Attracts bees and other pollinators
• Performs well in full sun to partial shade
• Grows well in well-drained fertile soil
• Suitable for cottage and ornamental gardens
• Ideal for seasonal outdoor flower displays
• Suitable for home garden cultivation

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Matthiola longipetala
• Common Name (US): Night-Scented Stock
• Seed Type / Variety: Annual flowering plant seeds
• Growth Habit: Compact upright branching annual
• USDA Zones: 3 to 10
• Planting Season: Early spring or autumn in mild climates
• Growing Season: Cool season
• Sowing Season: Spring or fall
• Sowing Months: February to April, September to October
• Germination Time and Conditions: 7 to 14 days at 15 to 20°C in moist soil
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained fertile loamy soil
• Watering Needs: Moderate and consistent moisture
• Mature Plant Size: 30 to 45 cm height, 20 to 30 cm spread
• Plant Spacing: 20 to 25 cm