Achillea ‘Oscar’
£15.00
In stock
Description
Achillea Boys of Summer ‘Oscar’
Clusters of pink/yellow flowers.
Perfect for our hot British summer gardens. This is one of our new ‘Boys of Summer’ series with pink/yellow flowers contrasting against green feathered foliage is a must for middle of the border. We selected this strain in 2020 for release at Gardeners World Live at the NEC 16th June 2022.
Flowering: Spring-Summer
Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height: 45cm
Spread: 50cm
RHS Plants For Pollinators
Further information:
Throughout the Summer cut back dead flower stems to encourage new flower heads. In winter you can leave the seed/flower heads on as they provide great structure to a winter garden, but are also homes for insects for the winter.
Common Name: Yarrow
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Asteraceae
Foliage: Linear
Basic Colour: ( pink )
Flower Colour: pink / yellow
Natural Flowering: May – August
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 40-60cm
Soil Requirements: average / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: alkaline / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / Mediterranean
Usage: ornamental
Pruning: cut back after flowering
Tolerates: drought tolerant
Origin: Cultivar – D’Arcy & Everest
Additional information
| Weight | 100 g |
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| Pot Size | 1 x 9cm Pot, 1,4 litre Pot |


Michael Bowyer (verified owner) –
Mary Wright (verified owner) –
Unfortunately it arrived with two branches broken because the packer must have had to bend them to fit it into a box that wasn’t tall enough for it. Other than that it was a vigorous, in-flower plant. Shame to lose two of the five flower bracts – still, it will go one to flower more I guess.