Chanter Cedo Apricot Stock is a heirloom spray-type stock that delivers romance in blooms. Its generously ruffled petals unfold in soft apricot tones, paired with a sumptuous, sweet fragrance that fills the garden. This cottage garden treasure reaches maturity in 90 to 100 days and produces a strong single stem with lateral blooms perfect for cutting. The flowers are edible, adding an unexpected dimension to arrangements or the table itself.
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Soft apricot petals ruffled like peachy petticoats and a fragrance so sweet it defines what a stock should smell like. The spray habit gives you lateral blooms along a strong central stem, delivering multiple flowers from a single plant rather than just one showy head. Frost hardy and unfussy, it thrives in full sun and blooms reliably enough to become a cottage garden staple for 90 to 100 days of color.
Chanter Cedo Apricot Stock excels as a cut flower, bringing fragrance and soft romantic color into the home. Its edible petals can be garnished over salads or desserts, lending a delicate apricot tone and subtle floral sweetness to the plate. In the garden, it shines in cottage plantings where its perfume and ruffled blooms create nostalgic, lived-in beauty.
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Sow seeds indoors 7 to 14 days before your last spring frost. Plant seeds 1/4 inch deep in seed-starting mix and maintain soil temperatures between 60 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep soil lightly moist until germination. Transplant seedlings outdoors once they've developed true leaves and nighttime temperatures consistently stay above 50 degrees.
Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Transplant into the garden when soil is workable and daytime temperatures are warming into the 60s. Space plants 12 inches apart to allow the lateral blooms room to develop and air to circulate freely.
Direct sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in full sun as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Thin seedlings to 12 inches apart once they've developed true leaves.
Harvest flower spikes for cutting when the lowest florets on the stem have fully opened but the spike still has unopened buds at the top; this extends the vase life of the arrangement. Cut stems early in the morning when they're fully hydrated. For edible petals, harvest individual flowers or remove petals once blooms have fully opened, using them fresh for maximum flavor and delicate texture.
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