Achillea x millefolium Summer Berries F2 Hybrid - Yarrow

This mix of Achillea Summer Berries F2 Hybrid, also known as yarrow, quickly creates richly coloured masses of flat inflorescences, dancing above a highly aromatic feathery foliage. An explosion of colours that renews throughout the summer, ideal for brightening borders and slopes. Easy-to-grow perennial, even in dry and poor soils, these flowers are also spectacular in dried or fresh bouquets.

The Summer Berries F2 Hybrid yarrow is a perennial plant with stoloniferous growth habit, forming compact and erect clumps from spring onwards. It belongs to the Aster family. It is one of the many cultivars of Achillea millefolium native to Europe and Asia Minor. The plant, with its bushy and branched habit, reaches a height of 60 cm (24in) when flowering, with foliage measuring 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12in). It spreads over 60 cm (24in) and more. The inflorescence is a flat corymb, measuring 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3in) in diameter. The remarkably abundant flowering occurs from June to August. The flowers are actually heads, with tubular disk florets in the central part, while the peripheral florets are ligulate. These heads, appearing at the tops of the stems, form flat or slightly rounded corymbs, intensely coloured. They give rise to fruits called achenes.  The stem is channelled and villous. The foliage is deciduous or semi-evergreen, aromatic and finely divided into strips. The leaves are bipinnately lobed, feathery and dark green in colour. The plant develops on the soil surface through stolons, allowing it to colonise large areas.

The Summer Berries F2 Hybrid yarrow will blend well in borders with cosmos, ornamental carrots or damask nigellas. It can be planted in a rock garden, on top of a wall, as a border or on a slope where it will contribute to stabilizing and protecting against erosion. This stoloniferous plant can be used as groundcover over large areas. It then allows you to avoid the necessary mowing of a lawn by replacing it in lightly trodden areas. It tolerates root competition from trees, making it a good groundcover also on the edge of woodlands. As it is easy to grow and withstands drought well, it is perfect for dressing the base of shrub roses or bordering a sunny bed.