Easy-to-grow achilleas
Aug 23, 2022
4 minutes
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ACHILLEAS are easy to grow and invaluable in the summer border, with a range of flower colours including some that change spectacularly as they fade.
These tough, exceptionally cold-hardy, sun-loving perennials, commonly known as yarrow, first develop a mound of finely dissected, prettily feathered aromatic leaves, in dark green, grey-green or grey.
Achilleas grow best in a sunny site in well-drained fertile soil, and established plants will take drought. Some make tight clumps, some spread more strongly and may be a nuisance, although achilleas are not deep rooted so their spread is easily limited. If not deadheaded, unwanted poor-quality self-sown seedlings will
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