Apricot Paeony Duchess Aster Seeds - 50 Heirloom Seeds

Grow florist-quality blooms in your own garden! Our Paeony Duchess Apricot Aster is a stunning heirloom variety prized by professional florists for its large, fully double blooms that closely resemble peonies. The flowers feature a beautiful, sophisticated soft apricot color with creamy-yellow centers atop tall, strong stems - perfect for creating elegant bouquets and adding late-season color to your garden.

✨ Why You'll Love This Variety

• Large, magnificent, fully double flowers that look just like peonies
• Unique soft apricot color - rare and highly sought after
• Exceptional long-lasting cut flower for stunning bouquets
• Tall, strong stems (24-30 inches) perfect for arrangements
• Provides beautiful late-season color when other flowers fade
• Florist-quality blooms you can grow at home

🌿 Seed Details

• Botanical Name: Callistephus chinensis 'Paeony Duchess Apricot'
• Seed Quantity: Approximately 50 seeds
• Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
• Lifecycle: Annual
• Mature Height: 24-30 inches
• Days to Bloom: 75-90 days from sowing
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3-8
• Origin: American Grown

💐 Perfect For

• Cutting gardens for fresh bouquets
• Wedding and event florals
• Late-summer and fall garden color
• Cottage gardens and romantic landscapes
• Flower farming and market sales
• Pollinator gardens (attracts butterflies and bees)

🌱 Growing Instructions

Starting Indoors: For earliest blooms, start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost date. This gives you a head start on the growing season.

Planting Depth: Press seeds into soil surface and cover very lightly, as they benefit from some light to germinate.

Germination: Keep soil moist and warm (65-75°F). Seeds typically germinate in 7-14 days.

Transplanting: Harden off seedlings and transplant outdoors after all danger of frost has passed, spacing plants 18 inches apart.

Light: Full sun to partial shade

Soil: Prefers rich, well-draining soil

💡 Growing Tips

• Plant in succession every 2-3 weeks for continuous blooms
• Pinch young plants to encourage bushier growth and more flowers
• Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more flowering
• Cut flowers in the morning for longest vase life
• Excellent companion to dahlias, zinnias, and other late-season bloomers

🎯 Cut Flower Tips

• Harvest when flowers are 3/4 open for best vase life
• Cut stems at an angle and place immediately in water
• Remove lower leaves to prevent bacterial growth
• Change water every 2-3 days for longest-lasting bouquets
• Blooms can last 7-10 days in a vase

✅ Premium Seed Packets

• Professionally designed and made
• Resealable for convenient, long-term storage
• Eco-friendly and recyclable (contains no plastic)
• Includes full, detailed growing instructions
• Vigorously tested to ensure the highest germination rates

Grow your own florist-quality blooms! These stunning apricot asters bring professional elegance to your cutting garden.