Chanter Vintage Rose Stock is a charming spring-to-summer bloomer that brings old-fashioned romance to any sunny garden. This cultivar of Matthiola incana reaches 18 to 24 inches tall with a graceful, narrow form, producing fragrant flower spikes in soft vintage rose tones from March through August. Sown as seed, blooms arrive in 70 to 84 days, making it rewarding enough for patient gardeners yet quick enough to fit into a single season. Deer leave it alone, and pollinators adore it, which means this vintage favorite works beautifully in cottage gardens, cut-flower arrangements, and pollinator-focused beds alike.
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Full Sun
Moderate
6-10
24in H x 12in W
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The delicate rose-hued flower spikes of this stock deliver both visual charm and fragrance, a rare combination in modern ornamentals. Reaching just 18 to 24 inches, it suits containers, borders, and cutting gardens without overwhelming smaller spaces. Its tolerance for cool-season growing and resistance to deer pressure make it a reliable choice for spring through early summer color in regions where many flowers struggle during temperature transitions.
Chanter Vintage Rose Stock shines as a cut flower, its tall spikes holding up beautifully in vases and providing weeks of subtle fragrance to indoor arrangements. It performs equally well in mixed flower borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens where its nectar supports bees and other beneficial insects throughout the blooming season.
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Sow seeds indoors in pots 8 to 10 weeks before your last spring frost. Surface sow the seeds and cover lightly with a sprinkling of vermiculite. Keep the soil at about 65 to 68°F until germination, which typically occurs within 5 to 10 days. Once sprouted, move seedlings to a cool location at 45 to 50°F to promote sturdy growth before transplanting outdoors in early spring.
Plant seedlings out in early spring, spacing them 8 inches apart. Harden off seedlings gradually by exposing them to outdoor conditions over several days before final transplanting.
In areas with cool summer weather, direct sow or sow in a coldframe 2 to 3 weeks before your last spring frost. In zones 9 to 10, sow in early fall for winter and spring blooming.
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