{"product_id":"aster-duchess-mixed","title":"Aster Duchess Mixed","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe aster that arrives just when the cutting garden needs it most. \u003cem\u003eDuchess Mixed\u003c\/em\u003e produces flouncy, incurved peony-form blooms in deep violet, hot pink, soft lavender, crimson, and pure white — held on sturdy 60cm stems with a vase life of up to ten days, flowering from August through to October when most other annuals are beginning to fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDense, rounded, and a touch theatrical — the China aster that brings the look and substance of an expensive cut-flower chrysanthemum to anyone willing to grow from seed. Listed on the RHS Plants for Pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCallistephus chinensis 'Duchess Mixed' — Half-Hardy Annual (H2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 60cm | Flowers: August–October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors March–April; surface sow with fine vermiculite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun; rich, well-drained soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVase life up to 10 days — outstanding for cutting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRHS Plants for Pollinators listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSow in March and you will have the finest cut flowers of the late summer garden from August onwards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55647632163201,"sku":"AST-DCH","price":2.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/8865\/5489\/files\/Aster_Duchess_Mixed_1.jpg?v=1778266807","url":"https:\/\/countrygardens.co.uk\/products\/aster-duchess-mixed","provider":"English Country Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}