Achillea ‘Oscar’

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

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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