Iron Apricot stock
Matthiola incana 'Iron Apricot'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Peach
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Iron Apricot' stock (Matthiola incana 'Iron Apricot') is an annual for borders, containers, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Peach flowers are fragrant and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. The plant grows fast and tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Aster, Cornflower, Feverfew, and Japanese forest grass.