Common yarrow "Summer pastels" (mix)

Yarrow "Summer pastels" (mixed colors) - Achillea millefolium.
Express perennial: miracle cut and dried flowers in the first year!
Blooms in the first year, 17 weeks after sowing.
Agrotechnics.
The plant is drought-resistant and undemanding of soil. It prefers a sunny location but can also grow in partial shade. It can grow vigorously in the same location for 4-5 years. Propagation is by seed and spring or fall division. Sow the seeds in June-July in open ground in nursery beds, lightly covering them with damp sand. At a soil temperature of +18°C, seedlings emerge in 10-20 days. Seedlings are transplanted to their permanent locations in August, spacing them 20-25 cm apart.

Marina Zakharova.

Blooms in the first year 17 weeks after sowing.
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0,2.
Seed Requirement: 1 g / 1000 plants
Best Sowing Date: Anytime
Way of Germination: Fast Germinator
Germination: Rapidly germinating (2 to 3 weeks), keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about + 20°C. Do not cover the seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
Germination to Transplant: 4 - 6 weeks Transplanting to salable Plant: 6 - 8 weeks.
Fertilization: Medium. Rich coloured flowerheads are freely produced form mid summer until the first frosts. Achillea is avaluable perennial that will flower year after year with no trouble.Our colour mix is exotic and uplifting making a showy statement in beds and border when used as a cutflower.
Potting of achillea.  These plants should be grown in fertile, moist, but well-drained soil in full sun. All, except Achillea ptarmica and Achillea ageratum should be lifted and divided every 2nd or 3rd year to keep them growing actively. Coronation Gold and Achillea Filipendulina should be planted in well-drained, moisture-retentive soil. Propagation of achillea The herbaceous kinds spread quickly and may be increased by detaching rooted pieces in the spring or fall. They will need to be supported by stakes in the summer, since they have loose habit of growth. Those grown in the rock garden may be increased by cuttings taken from young shoots in the summer or by division of old plants in the spring or fall.

Eng.: Common yarrow, yarrow, milfoil, nosebleed, soldier s woundwort, staunchweed, thousand leaf, thousand seal, thousand weed, woundwort. Bot. syn.: Achillea lanulosa Nutt.