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Red Velvet Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

Pronunciation: a-KIL-lee-uh mill-ee-FOH-lee-um
SKU #02906
3-9

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Description Rich, velvety red blooms are the most fade resistant to date. Tall stalks hold the showy flat flower clusters above the ferny gray-green foliage. Easy-to-grow waterwise color for sunny borders and gardens. A wonderful addition to cut flower arrangements, fresh or dried. An herbaceous perennial.
Light Full sun
Watering Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Summer
Mature Size Quickly reaches 1 ft. tall, gently spreading 5 ft. wide; blooms 3 ft. tall.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Herbaceous
Special Features Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate Fast
Flower Attributes Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
CARE
Care Thrives in lean to average, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established in landscape, tolerates periodic dry spells; continue to water container plants regularly, when soil surface becomes dry. For a tidy appearance, remove spent flower stems.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-9

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