Add a stunning splash of color to your garden with Aster Duchess Blue Ice seeds. These seeds grow into elegant, upright plants with striking blue flowers that bloom from mid to late summer. Ideal for garden beds, borders, and container arrangements, these asters create a long-lasting display of vibrant blooms that attract pollinators and enhance garden aesthetics.

Features:

1. Variety: Duchess Blue Ice
2. Growth habit: Upright, bushy
3. Flower color: Blue
4. Blooming season: Summer to early fall
5. Light requirements: Full sun to partial shade
6. Suitable for: Garden beds, borders, containers, cut flowers

Specifications:

1. Seed Type: Non-GMO
2. Planting Season: Spring
3. USDA Zones: 3–9
4. Planting Depth: 0.25 inch (6 mm)
5. Spacing: 12–18 inches (30–45 cm)
6. Germination Time: 7–14 days
7. Days to Bloom: 60–90 days after sowing
8. Height: 18–24 inches (45–60 cm)
9. Width: 12–18 inches (30–45 cm)
10. Soil Requirements: Well-draining, fertile soil
11. Watering: Moderate, keep soil evenly moist
12. Container Suitability: Perfect for pots and raised beds
13. Indoor/Outdoor: Best grown outdoors; can start indoors for early blooms

Planting Guide:

1. Sow seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors after frost danger has passed.
2. Keep soil consistently moist during germination.
3. Transplant seedlings outdoors when they are 3–4 inches tall.
4. Provide full sun exposure for best flower production.
5. Space plants according to specifications to ensure optimal growth.