Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd
Achillea Cloth of Gold
Achillea 'Cloth of Gold' Seeds (Yarrow)
Bring a ray of sunshine to your garden with Achillea 'Cloth of Gold', a true cottage garden classic. This hardworking perennial produces magnificent, flat-topped clusters of rich, golden-yellow flowers all summer long. It's a magnet for bees and butterflies and looks just as beautiful in a vase as it does in your border.
This is a gorgeous flower used fresh or dried in arrangements.
Excellent for autumn sowing! See our full Seeds to Sow in October 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 - see our Dried Achillea 'Cloth of Gold' bunch.
| Quantity of Seeds | 750 Seeds |
| Type | Hardy Perennial |
| Genus | Achillea fillipendula |
| Sow Seeds |
Indoors (Spring) or Outdoors in pots/cold frame (Autumn - Recommended!) March- late May or September/October into seed trays and lightly cover with compost. Germination will take between 7-14 days at 16-20° |
| Plant Out | Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into larger pots and grow on. Acclimatise and plant out when all risk of frost has passed |
| Flowers | June-September - Large, flat, golden-yellow flower heads. |
| Foliage | The leaves are feathery, aromatic, and typically a lovely silvery-grey or grey-green colour. |
| Position | Full Sun. Well-drained soil. |
| Height & Spread | 150cm high x 30 cm spread |
| Great for | Cutting (fresh & dried), attracting pollinators, borders, drought tolerance (once established) |