Katz Formula Mix Stock is an exclusive open-pollinated variety of Matthiola incana prized by florists and home gardeners for its exceptional fragrance and reliable single-stem production. This cool-season flower reaches harvestable maturity in 90 to 100 days and grows as a compact bush, making it equally suited to garden beds and cut-flower operations. The fragrant blooms make it a natural choice for fresh arrangements, and succession planting every two weeks ensures continuous harvests through spring and fall.
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Katz Formula Mix produces single stems on a vigorous bush plant, a trait that sets it apart in commercial and home cut-flower production. The variety thrives in cool weather, with spring and fall successions yielding the most abundant blooms. Its exceptional fragrance and reliable performance have earned it recognition as an exclusive offering, and the compact spacing requirement of just 4 inches between plants allows gardeners to maximize yield in smaller spaces.
Katz Formula Mix Stock is grown primarily as a fragrant cut flower for fresh arrangements and floral design. The single-stem growth habit produces clean, straight stems ideal for bouquets and professional florist work.
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Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep into 128-cell plug flats 5 to 6 weeks before your planned transplant date. This timing ensures well-established seedlings ready for field or protected structure planting.
Transplant hardened-off seedlings into the garden after danger of frost has passed. Space plants 4 inches apart. Immediately cover with row cover to prevent flea beetle damage.
Direct seed after the danger of frost has passed. Succession-plant every 2 weeks for continuous harvests through the growing season.
Harvest stems when flowers are open or at the desired stage for arrangement. Cut stems in the early morning for best vase life. Immediately place cut stems in cool water and move to cold storage at 36 to 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
Do not pinch Katz Formula Mix Stock plants. The variety naturally develops single stems without pruning, and pinching will compromise the clean, straight stem structure that makes it valuable for cut-flower use.
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