Achillea Summerwine
Achillea Summerwine
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Achillea Summerwine
Achillea millefolium Summerwine (Yarrow) is a unique and stunning medium-sized flowering perennial. Its feathery dark green leaves form clumps with a spreading habit, and it produces large flat flower heads with masses of rich, velvet red/purple flowers.
- Height: Easily maintained to 60cm
- Spread: Easily maintained to 50cm
- Foliage Colour: Feathery, silvery/grey
- Flower Colour: Purple with yellow centers
- Soil Type: Moist, well drained, sandy, loam
- Position: Full Sun
- Hardiness: Hardy once established in a sheltered spot, H7 (down to -20)
- Type: Semi-Evergreen, a tuft of foliage stays over winter
This hardy plant can easily be maintained to a height of 60cm and a spread of 50cm. Its foliage is feathery and silvery/grey, while its flowers are a striking purple with yellow centers. Achillea Summerwine thrives in full sun and prefers moist, well-drained, sandy, loam soil. Once established in a sheltered spot, it is hardy down to -20 degrees Celsius. It is a semi-evergreen, with a tuft of foliage that stays over winter.
Achillea is a useful genus, with many garden-worthy plants coming from the species millefolium. These plants are generally clump forming with a slow spreading habit and feathery, narrow leaves of a grey-green colour. The flat, clustered heads of flowers appear in June and can range in colour from pink to red and purple. These flower heads are made up of many small flowers with a yellow center in each. Native to most of Europe and West Asia, Achillea millefolium is also naturalized in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. It typically grows in meadows and dry grassy places.
Achillea pairs well with many other garden plants, particularly Alchemilla mollis, Salvia nemorosa, Echinacea purpurea, and soft grasses like Stipa tenuissima. It truly shines in prairie plantings and will have multiple flowerings if trimmed regularly. These plants are drought tolerant and not too fussy, happy in poorer soils but will grow in any type of soil.
