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Achillea Summer Berries F2 Hybride
1 packet (40 seeds) @ $2.45
Catalog Code: 4477
Achillea Summer Berries F2 Hybride
Hardy Perennial
- Flowers: Spring/Summer
- Position: Full sun
- Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Height: 30 inches
- Germination: Experience Useful
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Flowers in first year
- Ideal for: Border, Cut Flower, Dried Flower, Wildlife
Description
An easy to grow, first year flowering perennial, ideal for adding a sumptuous mixture of fruity colours to borders.
Makes an excellent cut or dried flower, as well as attracting bees and butterflies to your garden.
Height 60-75cm (24-30in).
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | February to June or September to October. |
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Sow seed on the surface of a good free draining, damp, seed or multipurpose compost, then lightly cover the seed with fine grade vermiculite.
Place container in a heated propagator, or seal container inside a polythene bag and place at 15-20C (59-68F).
Germination can take 1-3 months.
Do not exclude light, as this helps germination.
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into trays or 7.5cm (3in) pots.
Gradually acclimatise plants to cooler conditions for a few weeks before planting out after all risk of frost, 45-60cm (18-24in) apart.
Overwinter September sowings in a coldframe and plant out the following spring.
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