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Stocks New Kabuki Dark Lavender produces fragrant, cool-season spikes with large florets in a rich dark lavender tone.
Grow it successfully: Read the Stocks Grow Guide.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant Type: Cool-season annual or biennial, usually grown as an annual.
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Scientific Name: Matthiola incana
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General Sowing Time: Cool season; late summer/autumn in winter-rainfall regions, late winter under cover in frost-prone interiors, and the coolest winter window in hot or humid areas.
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Position: Full sun.
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Sow Depth: Cover lightly.
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Spacing: 12–15 cm in a supported cut row, or 20–25 cm in a home border.
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Germination: About 3–4 days at 20–22 C under controlled conditions.
Why Grow This Variety
- Dark lavender colour adds depth to cool-season plantings.
- Large florets and long spikes suit cutting and floral arrangements.
- Clove-like fragrance is a key stock-flower feature.
- Early flowering can add colour within the cool-season cut-flower window.
Garden Uses
Grow New Kabuki Dark Lavender in cool-season cutting rows, cottage borders or scented containers, pairing the dark spikes with pale flowers or silver foliage.
Growing Notes
- Stocks prefer cool weather and can decline once hot weather arrives.
- Use rich, moist, well-drained soil with good airflow.
- Avoid acidic, waterlogged conditions.
- Harvest for arrangements when three to five lower florets are open.
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