I bought some seeds thinking they were ‘perfumed’ night scented stock. Alas they are Virginia stock but they can still be sown in June to flower September onward so all is not lost.

Virginia stock have fragrant sweetly scented flowers similar colours to Night Scented varieties.

You can often obtain seeds or plants from our mail order company of choice Thompson & Morgan

‘Night Scented Stock or Matthiola longipetala or Matthiola bicornis

Deliciously scented flowers which open in the evening. Sow anywhere that is close enough to the house to get the benefit of such a beautiful fragrance. Below windows, patio tubs, window boxes, even a small sowing in hanging baskets.
Try mixing with Virginian Stock before sowing to provide a mixture of attractive flower and fragrance. These annuals flower in summer 12in high.

‘Ten Week Stock Mixed’ Matthiola incana, Gillyflower

A hardy annual that is very fragrant and available in muted colours that make excellent garden varieties.
The flowering period is May, June, July, August from seeds sown in March, April.

‘Dwarf Mixed’ Brompton Stock

This is a hardy biennial sown in June or July in a cold frame or well ventilated cold greenhouse, but do not exclude light, which is beneficial to germination. Prick out into boxes or pots or direct into the cold frame 6in apart, and overwinter providing good ventilation.
Harden off and plant out in the spring at 12-15in apart. In mild districts on well drained soil the plants can be transferred to their flowering positions in early autumn.
Upright bushy often double flowers producing gloriously scent in a good colour range. They are splendid for cutting.

Photo Credits
Virginia stock by tanakawho CC BY-NC 2.
Night-scented stock by townxelliot CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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Matthiola incana by douneika CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Brompton stock, mint and white “bluebells” by Marj Joly CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ‘The stocks have a strong scent and are not for sneezers!’