night-scented stock
About night-scented stock
night-scented stock is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
night-scented stock likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Matthiola longipetala
Matthiola
Brassicaceae
Brassicales
Also known as
night-scented stock and evening stock
How to care for night-scented stock
How often to water your night-scented stock
every 9
night-scented stock needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for night-scented stock in your home
a window
night-scented stock love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
night-scented stock does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of night-scented stock in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize night-scented stock
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your night-scented stock after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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The flowers have wilted, what to do next? Hi, I’m new to this gardening thing and not very knowledgeable, so apologies beforehand for any silly questions :) My plant’s flowers have wilted and I’m not sure if this is normal or if I did anything to cause it (over/under watering) and what my next step should be. Do I leave it alone? Do I prune it? If I need to prune, how should I prune it? Thank you :)
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My plants are losing leaves and flowers? My Brompton Stock is losing flowers and my Poinsietta is losing leaves. Is this supposed to happen? They are not dried out, when I feel the petals on Bella and the leaves on Xyana they feel amazing. Very soft and kind of moist if that makes sense. They feel very healthy. Is this just dormancy taking place? I also got my brompton stock off of the clearance rack so she was already losing a lot of flowers and I understand it isn't her growing season. I keep them both away from the humidifiers but I do have a heater in the room that I have on their side since I know Xyana doesn't like the cold, no heat blowing directly towards any plants. Do most plants go into dormancy and lose their flowers and leaves during the winter? #stock #bromptonstock #poinsietta #leaves #flowers #dormancy #feelingreat #tobeornottobe
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What type of rose plant is this?
Care Summary for night-scented stock
night-scented stock
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.