High Quartet Cherry Stock is a spring-to-summer blooming flower that brings romance and fragrance to any garden. These stocky plants reach 18-24 inches tall and produce abundant blooms over 70-84 days from seed to flower, making them a rewarding choice for gardeners who want quick color. Surface-sown seeds germinate in just 5-10 days, and the variety's deer resistance means your blooms will stay standing once they arrive. Grown in full sun with moderate water, this cultivar thrives in cool-season gardens and performs beautifully from March through August.
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Full Sun
Moderate
7-10
24in H x 12in W
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These cherry stock plants flower abundantly in spring and summer, emerging as dense, upright growers perfect for cutting gardens and borders. The combination of rapid germination, reliable bloom timing, and genuine deer resistance makes High Quartet a practical choice for gardeners who want dependable color without the worry of wildlife damage. Flea beetles and cabbage caterpillars may visit, but with good air circulation and careful watering, you can manage them organically and keep your blooms thriving.
High Quartet Cherry Stock is grown primarily as an ornamental flowering plant for spring and summer gardens. The blooms are excellent for cutting arrangements and work well in cottage gardens, mixed borders, and formal flower beds where their upright growth and concentrated flowering period create strong visual impact.
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Sow seeds indoors in pots 8-10 weeks before your last spring frost. Place seeds on the soil surface (they need light to germinate) and cover lightly with a sprinkling of vermiculite. Keep the soil at 65-68°F until germination occurs in 5-10 days. Once sprouted, move seedlings to a cool location around 45-50°F and grow them on until they're ready to plant out in early spring.
Transplant seedlings outdoors in early spring after they've been hardened off. Space plants 8 inches apart (some sources recommend up to 12 inches for optimal air circulation). If you're in zones 9-10, you can also sow in early fall for winter blooming instead.
Direct sow or sow in a coldframe 2-3 weeks before your last spring frost, particularly in areas with cool summer weather. This timing allows seedlings to establish before warm temperatures arrive.
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