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Achillea Millefolium Cerise Queen
Achillea 'Cerise Queen' Seeds
Add a bold splash of colour to your borders with Achillea 'Cerise Queen'. This classic hardy perennial (or Yarrow) is loved for its large, flat-topped clusters of vibrant, cerise-pink flowers that hold their colour beautifully. It's a reliable, easy-to-grow plant that's fantastic for attracting bees and butterflies and provides colour all summer long.
They are amazingly easy-going plants; they may not flower in their first year, but then they truly come into their own. Growing, spreading, and flowering their socks off.
You can divide the clumps every three years or so to give yourself even more beauty to dot the garden. Achillea millefolium Cerise Queen likes good drainage and full sun; they'll be happy in gravel beds too.
Excellent for autumn sowing! See our full Seeds to Sow in September collection. A must-have for our Perennial Flower Seeds collection, brilliant for the Cutting Garden Seeds collection, and loved by wildlife - see our Seeds for Pollinators collection! Dries beautifully - check out our Dried Flowers collection.
| Quantity of Seeds | 800 Seeds |
| Type | Hardy Perennial |
| Genus | Achillea millefolium |
| Sow Seeds |
Indoors (Spring) or Outdoors in pots/cold frame (Autumn - Recommended!) From March to May or late August to September onto the surface of good seed compost. Cover them very lightly, as they need light to germinate. Keep at 15–20 °C while they germinate |
| Plant Out | After the last frosts, likes full sun and well-drained soil |
| Flowers | June-September - Large, flat, cerise-pink flower heads. |
| Foliage | The foliage is typically a lovely, soft silvery-green or grey-green colour. This soft, cool-toned foliage acts as a perfect backdrop, making the vibrant, cerise-pink flowers pop even more. |
| Position | Full Sun. Well-drained soil. |
| Height & Spread | Approx. 60-75cm. x 60cm spread |
| Great for | Cutting (fresh & dried), attracting pollinators, borders, drought tolerance (once established) |
RHS Plants for Pollinators
The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.