Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
Out of season
Attract bees and butterflies to your garden with this colourful pastel mix of Achillea millefolium! Flower-packed heads in summery sorbet shades of soft pink, yellow, orange and cerise look so in tune with each other. Close up you will see that they're formed of hundreds of tiny little blooms, all tightly huddled together to form one big nectar-rich dinner plate shaped head. Bees will happily banquet their way across these pastel-coloured blooms whilst butterflies like to spread their wings and bask.
Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels' are easy to grow in most soil types and do best in a sunny position. This fully hardy perennial is one you can look forward to seeing again and again as it returns every year, gradually spreading into a wider clump with more stems each time. Plant yarrow in a space towards the middle-back of the border among other flowering perennials, dahlias or ornamental grasses and enjoy the show!
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels'
- Flower colour
- Pastel shades
- Established height
- 70cm-1m
- Established spread
- 20-30cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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Upright
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 9 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Clay
Stony
Loam-based compost - Squirrel resistant
- Yes
- Suitable for
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Borders
Cottage gardens
Cut flower Gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Wildlife gardens - Sunlight
- Full sun
- Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 2-3 years
Good for cutting
Pollinator-friendly
Perennial
Fully hardy
Packed peat-free
Drought tolerant
Low maintenance
Attracts wildlife
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