Achillea Boys of Summer Hybrids

Description

Achillea Boys of Summer hybrids

These are random seed raised specimens from our ‘Boys of Summer’ collection.

Perfect for our hot British summer gardens.  This is our new ‘Boys of Summer’ series, a must for middle of the border.

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, red, white, yellow, orange,  )

Flower Colour: mixed

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