Meant to Bee® 'Queen Nectarine' is a captivating plant that brings a soft, peachy hue to your garden. Its delicate flowers, held on mauve calyxes, create a gentle contrast and fill the air with beauty from mid to late summer. The blooms cover the top two-thirds of the plant, with vibrant calyxes extending the display well into the fall. A favorite of pollinators, especially hummingbirds, this variety adds both visual charm and wildlife appeal. Perfect for borders, landscapes, and as both a cut and dried flower, 'Queen Nectarine' offers long-lasting elegance and attracts nature's most delightful visitors.
- 30-36 inches tall and 32-36 inches wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
- Space plants 32-36 inches apart for best results
- Produces fragrant orange-peach flowers with burgundy calyxes summer through fall
- New foliage emerges with a burgundy cast in spring. Maintains fragrant green foliage spring to frost
- Great for borders, containers, cut flower, dried flower and mass plantings
- Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds while resisting deer
- Native to North America, heat and drought tolerant, fall interest
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners® Continuous Release Fertilizer in spring. Best performance comes in full sun with well drained soils.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $125
- Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
- Quart perennials are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
- 0.65 Gallon perennials are 6-14 in. at the time of shipment
- 1 Gallon perennials are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
- Perennials shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; perennials shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom
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