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Yarrow - Red 'Cerise Queen'

$3.90


Cerise Queen' is a decorative herb with bright cherry pink umbels with a white centre that flowers for a long period. The mid green ferny leaves are arranged in a rosette . It is a hardy and drought tolerant plant with flowers which are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. It is useful as a groundcover and as cut flowers, either fresh or dried. Handfuls of yarrow are believed to speed up the decomposition of the compost heap and to add soil nutrients. Red yarrow plants spread to form 60 cm wide clumps. Plants prefer a sunny open position in a well-drained soil but will tolerate light shade. The seeds germinate between 18 - 22°C soil temperature; sow spring in temperate areas; spring or autumn in subtropical areas. Days to bloom: 120 - 130 days

Product: Yarrow - Red 'Cerise Queen'

Product type: SEED (500)

Botanical name: Achillea millefolium rubra

Syn.: Syn. gordaldo, sanguinary, milfoil

A decorative herb with bright cherry pink umbels with a white centre that flowers for a long period. The mid green ferny leaves are arranged in a rosette . It is a hardy and drought tolerant plant with flowers which are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. It is useful as a groundcover and as cut flowers, either fresh or dried. Handfuls of yarrow are believed to speed up the decomposition of the compost heap and to add soil nutrients. Red yarrow plants spread to form 60 cm wide clumps.

Plant type: Herbaceous perennial to 60 cm tall

Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 22°C

Temperate: Spring after all danger of frost

Subtropical: Spring or autumn

Tropical: Unlikely to do well

Germination: 10 - 14 days

Depth: Press seed into mix but do not cover as it needs light to germinate; keep moist

Position: Prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade

Sow where: Sow into seedling trays

Soil type: Well-drained soil

Details: Divide every 3 - 4 years; cut plants back by half when flowers fade to stimulate repeat bloom

Flowering: 120 – 130 days

*Good for bees

500 seeds per packet

Achillea millefolium rubra

Syn. gordaldo, sanguinary, milfoil

Herbaceous perennial to 60 cm tall

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Yarrow - Red 'Cerise Queen'

$3.90

Cerise Queen' is a decorative herb with bright cherry pink umbels with a white centre that flowers for a long period. The mid green ferny leaves are arranged in a rosette . It is a hardy and drought tolerant plant with flowers which are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. It is useful as a groundcover and as cut flowers, either fresh or dried. Handfuls of yarrow are believed to speed up the decomposition of the compost heap and to add soil nutrients. Red yarrow plants spread to form 60 cm wide clumps. Plants prefer a sunny open position in a well-drained soil but will tolerate light shade. The seeds germinate between 18 - 22°C soil temperature; sow spring in temperate areas; spring or autumn in subtropical areas. Days to bloom: 120 - 130 days

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