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Aster Duchess Yellow in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Callistephus chinensis 'Duchess Yellow'

 

Aster 'Duchess Yellow'

This is an annual or biennial plant with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100cm tall. Cultivated varieties can have ray florets in most any color, including red, pink, blue, purple, and white. They are up to 3.5 centimeters long. Cultivars are available with flowers of many colors, varying heights, and single and double heads. 'Duchess Yellow' grows up to 75cm tall and produces strong floral stems that are topped by giant, peony-like, double, yellow flowers with incurved petals.

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plant Features
  • Aster Duchess Yellow likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Aster Duchess Yellow likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Aster Duchess Yellow is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Aster Duchess Yellow likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Aster 'Duchess Yellow'

Latin name

Callistephus chinensis 'Duchess Yellow'

type

Flowering plant

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Aster Duchess Yellow likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Aster Duchess Yellow is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Aster Duchess Yellow likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Aster Duchess Yellow likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Aster Duchess Yellow is 0.30meters x 0.75meters 0.30 M 0.75 M

Callistephus chinensis 'Duchess Yellow'

This is an annual or biennial plant with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100cm tall. Cultivated varieties can have ray florets in most any color, including red, pink, blue, purple, and white. They are up to 3.5 centimeters long. Cultivars are available with flowers of many colors, varying heights, and single and double heads. 'Duchess Yellow' grows up to 75cm tall and produces strong floral stems that are topped by giant, peony-like, double, yellow flowers with incurved petals.


Flowering Season

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

A cheerful and long flowering plant with colours ranging from white, creamy, shades of pink and purple.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds under glass in trays of compost and keep moist.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Plant out into flowering site.

 

Propagation by seed

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed directly into flowering site.

 
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