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Virginia Stock in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Malcolmia maritima

 

Virginia Stock

Virginia Stock is a hardy annual with profuse fragrant flowers from mid Summer to Autumn and are very easy to grow.

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plant Features
  • Virginia Stock likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Virginia Stock likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Virginia Stock is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Virginia Stock likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Virginia Stock

Latin name

Malcolmia maritima

type

Hardy Annual

family

Brassicaceae

ph

6.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Virginia Stock likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Virginia Stock is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Virginia Stock likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Virginia Stock likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Virginia Stock is 0.50meters x 0.30meters 0.50 M 0.30 M

Malcolmia maritima

Virginia Stock is a hardy annual with profuse fragrant flowers from mid Summer to Autumn and are very easy to grow.


Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Spikes of pink, mauve, purple or white fragrant flowers appear in mid Summer to early Autumn

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant in a sunny, sheltered site in well-draining soil that is neutral to slightly alkaline

 

Propagating by seed in Spring

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Sow seed in gentle heat in early Spring

 

Propagating by seed in Summer

From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer

Sow seed in mid Summer and protect the young plants over Winter

 
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