• Tall apricot stock flowers with soft peach blooms against a blurred green background.
  • Apricot stock flowers with soft peachy-pink blooms growing against a blurred green background.
  • Apricot stock with peach blooms on tall stems set against a soft blurred green background.
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Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

Elegant blooms in a soft shade of creamy peach

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About the Variety

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Key Features

Frost Tolerant
Prefers Moist Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Fragrant
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Matthiola incana

LIFE CYCLE

  • Annual

SEED TYPE

  • Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Late Spring through Late Summer

GROWTH HABIT

  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 24 to 30 inches

PLANT TYPE

  • Column
  • Mammoth Excelsior

COLOR

  • Pink
  • Yellow

These delightfully fragrant, airy apricot blooms are sure to leave a significant impression in both gardens and flower arrangements. With a distinctive and spicy scent, the seeds are likely to yield both single and double-flowered plants. Each plant produces a singular flower spike, reaching a height of 24 to 30 inches. The plant boasts dense, impressive spikes adorned with scented, large, and closely spaced double flowers on individual stems. Hardy down to 32°F, it blooms in late spring, summer, and late summer. Best suited for field cultivation, it takes approximately twenty weeks to reach maturity.

  • • Highly uniform, single stem column-type stock
  • • Tightly packed florets on each flower spike
  • • Stock does not benefit from pinching, will actually terminate flowering

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Fall
  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow
  • Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/8 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 14 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • N/A - Annual

SEED PREP

  • Requires Light

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 50 Up to 80 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Column Stock Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot FAQs

    Is Apricot Stock resistant to animals or disease?

    Apricot Stock is deer resistant, meaning deer generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 2.8 / 5 from 4 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

    Sadly these were not apricot at all, more of a true pink or pinkish-purplish for me :/ they germinated well and are beautiful, just not as advertised

    Zanna 3/5 Verified

    Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

    Store owner replied: Hello Zanna, Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Feedback like yours is invaluable, as it helps us continually improve our products. After checking in with our Customer Service Team, it looks like we were able to assist you further. Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts with us and hope you have a beautiful growing season!

    Customer photo review of Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

    I started seeds indoors and they germinated well. However, the flowers are not apricot in color, as another reviewer has mentioned. They're more of a purpley-pink.

    Hannah 2/5 Verified

    Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

    Store owner replied: Hello Hannah. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to assist you with this. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    Customer photo review of Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

    100% germination on seeds I started in soil blocks. Half of what I planted was taste tested by my very heavy deer population. What was left to bloom is beautiful pinkish purple. No apricot in sight. I will try buying another packet next year. Fingers crossed this packet was just a fluke 🙃

    Kristina R. 4/5 Verified

    Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

    These grew well but are definitely nowhere near the color that’s advertised. They’re a pinkish purple. Disappointed 😕

    Meghan 2/5 Verified

    Stock Seeds - Mammoth Excelsior Apricot

    Store owner replied: Hello Meghan. Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your flowers bloomed a pinkish-purple instead of the soft apricot color we both were expecting. We understand how disappointing that is when you've selected a variety for its unique bloom color. We are glad we were able to connect with you and provide a resolution. Thank you as well for bringing this to our attention. Feedback like yours helps us monitor the consistency of our seed lots and work closely with our suppliers if any concerns arise. At Eden Brothers, we stand behind our products and truly appreciate you helping us continue to improve!

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