Prunus persica 'Florida King' ~ Florida King Peach Size:5 GALLON IMAGES: Jim Evans

IMAGES:  Jim Evans

COMPANION PLANTS:  Muhly Grass

Fluffy silvery-white bottle-brush like flower spikes that bloom throughout summer and turn brown in fall  Grows best with  full sun and medium well-drained soils

The dramatic red-black leaves on matching stems are contrasted by the heavy blooms of saturated coral panicles that bloom all summer

Prunus persica 'Florida King' ~ Florida King Peach Size:5 GALLON IMAGES: Jim EvansFlorida King Peach is a fruiting deciduous tree primarily grown for its heavy crop of clingstone summer fruit. A profuse early spring bloom of showy fragrant pink flowers coat the bare branches attracting butterflies. The large yellow peaches with red flushed skin have tender, sweet golden yellow flesh that ripens in June. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well drained soils. Florida King is a self pollinator that fruits in its third year, and