Saturday, May 21, 2011

Achillea flowers

Achillea millefolium ‘Moonshine’ is a clump forming yarrow with striking silver-green foliage and flat clusters of pleasant yellow flowers from June through September. The flowers are very long lasting and are wonderful for cutting and drying. Deadhead the flowers for re-bloom and cut back to the basil leaf after bloom has finished. This is a compact variety of Yarrow with a 2’ height and spread making it a great plant for front borders. Moonshine needs good drainage and can take poor to moderate soils, but avoid clay and rich soils. Achillea millefolium ‘Moonshine’ is deer and rabbit resistant.A completely new concept in hardy perennials. Easy to grow, flowering in just 4 months from sowing and producing lots of flowers from spring to first frosts. The colour range is too wide to describe but includes cream, butter, lemon, all imaginable shades of salmon, orange, red, plus mustard, ochre, bronze, grey and beige, in fact, almost the complete spectrum of pastels. Suitable for border, pots, containers and even windowboxes, or as a flowering pot plant. Flowers can be used fresh or dried. Flowers spring to summer. H



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