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Peony-type blooms in the most heavenly shade of pink
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About the Variety
Key Features
Prefers Moist Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Plant Details
BOTANICAL NAME
Callistephus tall
LIFE CYCLE
Annual
SEED TYPE
Open Pollinated Seed
LIGHT REQUIREMENT
Full Sun
BLOOM SEASON
Summer through Fall
DAYS TO MATURITY
60 to 90 days
GROWTH HABIT
Clumping
Upright
PLANT HEIGHT
Up to 28 inches
PLANT TYPE
Peony-flowered
COLOR
Pink
A little like a chrysanthemum, a little like a peony, who would believe that this beautiful bloom is an Aster? Big flowers on tall stems make Peony Duchess Asters the perfect addition to the cutting garden and their lovely, soft pink/apricot hue makes them a show stopper wherever they are planted or displayed.
• Annual that blooms large, soft-pink flowers
• Early bloomer that have a unique flower resembling chrysanthemum
We guarantee that our seeds & bulbs will be true to type and ready to thrive. If something doesn't grow as expected, we will make it right. Questions? Call us at 855-440-2929
These little guys took a while to bloom. I sewed them back in March and these are them in mid July. They’re gorgeous flowers. The color comes in the longer you leave them. I will say they are a lot smaller than pictured, but I still love them!
I grew these for my wedding and they did not disappoint. I grew some in seed trays, and succession sowed straight into the ground later in April (zone 8b), and they grew fantastic flowers. I noticed the apricot variety tended to be smaller than the white variety. They lasted nearly 2 weeks in a vase. I pinched them when they had a few sets of leaves and they grew super bushy, nice long stems. This is a hidden gem for a cut flower grower.
They germinated really well. The pink color is pretty but not at all like the picture. I ordered them for the color that was displayed. Not an apricot color at all.
Store owner replied:
Hello Michelle. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, as feedback like this helps us continue to improve our products. We will be speaking to our seed supplier about this and we apologize. From our follow-up with Customer Service, it looks like we were able to assist you, and we’re glad we could help. We value your input and thank you again for letting us know about this!
I thought these were taking forever to grow and then I looked at them today and realised a flower is forming. This doesn’t look like the picture at all. They look like celosia.
Store owner replied:
Hello Danielle O. 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. We will be looking into this and we are sorry for any inconvenience! 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!
these took FOREVER to see any progress. they were short little bushy leaves from may-august. and then out of nowhere shot up pretty tall and started to flower. very pretty flower! worth the wait!
I read the reviews and my plants grew very tall and are blooming after 90 days. I planted in a short pot and wish I placed them in the ground. Issues Rust Fungus appeared on the leaves but I was able to get rid of it. Color is accurate but bloom’s aren’t as large as expected. Pretty flowers that we can cut and mix with our dahlias for a beautiful bouquet. I ordered the smallest 1/4 packet and used all the seeds. I got 60 or more plants blooming in 6 pots.
I bought several packs of these seeds to experiment with germination rate, growth and bloom here in Georgia 8b. I am not experienced with seeds and have had many years of failure. These were a complete and utter success so far. I have found they a they prefer garden soil in pots. They like shade after 1-2pm in my zone. I had better germination rate when it was warmer. So later sowings produced more than earlier sowings. I used superthive almost daily to keep them happy as seedlings both when I watered them and as a foliar spray. I have been using weak fish emulsion on my older plants. My first succession sowed mid April is starting to bloom and THEY. ARE. AMAZING.
I bought these last year thinking these would be the staple in my urns, only managed to grow about 4, however by grow I mean they where only about 3 or 4 inches tall with 3 leaves for months. Eventually 2 of them died.
I started them in nursery pots eventually transplanting 4 into a large pot, they aren't that close together, compared to everything else I planted with awesome success, expecting to grow a few together for a show. Here’s what I got, sadly.
Again everything else I ordered grew really well! Probably poor seeds?
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Hello, Sergio
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as feedback like yours helps us deliver the best quality products possible. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you have any other issues, feel free to reach out!
Ours only grew maybe 2-3 inches tall. Was really disappointed since this was one of the plants I looked forward to the most.
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Hello, Jenni
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as feedback like yours helps us deliver the best quality products possible. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you have any other issues, feel free to reach out!
I bought these in both apricot and white. I was so excited to try these. Out of an entire seed packet I got 6 sprouts in the apricot color and zero sprouts in the white.
These were planted in freshly prepped 22 inch planter and a raised bed respectively. Both had new dirt and compost and have good sun exposure, are well draining and were properly watered.
I’m doing my best today encourage my seedlings but like others are saying, these seeds have poor germination.
I started these seeds indoors, and they aren’t doing well like the rest of my seeds. The rest of my seedlings are doing great, so I’m really disappointed in these because I was super excited to grow them.
Store owner replied:
Hello cwagz. Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re sorry to hear these seeds did not perform as well as your others. Even under the same conditions, some varieties can be a bit more sensitive during early growth and may require slightly different light, moisture, or temperature balance.
The ones I grew from seed never got a long stem. The flowers heads never got bigger than a quarter. Willing to try again this year with the leftover seeds
Store owner replied:
Hello Casey. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, as feedback like this helps us improve our products and planting information. Low light, lack of nutrients, or over crowding can cause this. Adding a balanced fertilizer can be helpful. From our follow-up with Customer Service, it looks like we were able to offer you a resolution and assist with some tips, and we’re glad we could help. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention and we hope you get those beautiful blooms the next time around!
I was going to say nothing came up…zero. Then I saw the other review of someone who said a celosia came up - and I have been wondering why this single sad celosia has popped up in my plantings. Did I get old, mislabeled seeds?
Store owner replied:
Hello Maria. We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our our packing team and if necessary our seed supplier in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure accuracy of our products and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase and get what they ordered. We're happy that we were able to assist you with this and look forward to continuing gardening with you!
I bought aster and stock seeds and both FINALLY sprouted. They grew to be about an inch tall… but it’s been about 6 weeks now and they haven’t grown or changed, so I’m afraid this is it. I bought all my other seeds locally and they have done great!! So disappointed.
Store owner replied:
Hello Kaydee. 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 and planting information. 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!
Unfortunately I would not recommend getting this product. My flowers never bloomed, all of them where duds.
Store owner replied:
Hello, Megan
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as feedback like yours helps us deliver the best quality products possible. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you have any other issues, feel free to reach out!
I got 0 out of the labour I put in. I’ve planted much this summer, and everything else is doing brilliant, but not so much as 1 seed sprouted from this bunch. So my conclusion is the plant needs to try harder next time! I planted directly into a fresh flower bed and sowed very lightly.
Store owner replied:
Hello, Jessica
Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We are sincerely sorry to hear that your Aster Seeds (Peony Duchess) - Apricot did not grow as expected! We reached out previously, but wanted to make sure we gave ample opportunity to resolve this issue. Feel free to reach out by phone Monday through Friday from 9am - 5pm Eastern time at 855-440-2929 or by email at service@edenbrothers.com. We'd love to hear from you!
These had excellent germination rate for me. No flowers yet… but I might not get there as the deer have decided they love to eat them, even though this is listed as deer resistant. Just in case anyone was hoping for a resistant plant, this doesn’t seem to be the case for me!
I always start my seeds indoors because if I plant them outside they don't do well. There are too many things that can go wrong. I am still getting them planted outside but every one of mine germinated and are gorgeous. Blooming in the house. I am going outside right now to get more in the ground.
I planted these seeds directly into my flower beds on April 1st in zone 7 and while they did take some time to finally bloom (4 months) they are stunning. The flowers last a long time, whether they are cut and put in a vase or kept untouched in your garden.
I grew these from seed this year and they might be my new favorite cut flower. Just make sure to fence them in until they grow large if you have bunnies in your area.
