Light
Full sun, ideally at least 6 hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Stock
Matthiola incana
Seasonal plants · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Stock is a short-lived perennial often grown as an annual or biennial with scented flower spikes suited to cool-season displays.
Why you’ll love it
- Scented flower spikes suit a patio display.
- Cut stems bring fragrance to arrangements.
A space where it can thrive
Outdoor garden or drainage-hole container in the suitable season.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Your care routine
Watering
Water when the surface begins to dry; soak, then let excess drain.
Soil & drainage
Well-drained potting mix for containers; fertile, freely draining soil in garden beds.
Fertilizer
Use balanced liquid flower fertilizer every 2–4 weeks during active growth at the product label rate; stop when dormant.
Temperature
Prefers cool growing weather; shelter fresh greenhouse plants from hard frost and avoid prolonged summer heat.
Humidity
Outdoor humidity is suitable; allow airflow and avoid prolonged wet foliage.
Through the seasons
Use for cool-season colour in Metro Vancouver; shelter young plants during hard freezes and avoid soggy winter beds. Cultivar and acclimatisation affect cold tolerance.
When your plant needs help
- Damping-off in seedlings
- aphids
Pets & little ones
Pet and child safety is not confirmed in this profile; keep out of reach and do not ingest.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.