Season: Annual USDA Zones: 3 - 9 Height: 28 inches Bloom Season: Early summer to fall Bloom Color: Pink Environment: Full sun to partial shade Soil Type: Well-drained, rich, deep, light soil, pH 6.0 - 6.5 Callistephus Chinensis- What a rewarding experience to grow these spectacular annuals from Aster seeds! These Paeony Duchess Asters are breathtaking, and this soft apricot colored flower is the perfect addition to the cutting garden. These Aster flowers are very large with double incurved petals. They resemble chrysanthemums that bloom in the fall, but Asters bloom many weeks before. The Aster plants have an upright growth habit and have 5 to 8 floral stems. This variety makes exceptional cut flowers with long stems and showy blooms that have a long vase-life.