Yarrow Seeds CERISE QUEEN Perennial Achillea 12-36" CutFlowers Pollinators 500 Seeds

100% Pure Seed ? Non-GMO ? Fresh -- Planting Season: Spring

PRODUCT INFORMATION

• CERISE QUEEN YARROW
• Achillea millefolium
• Perennial pollinator attractor with rich pink blooms
• Fragrant heirloom with mid-season Summer blooms
• Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas
• Yarrow Seeds - Cerise Queen
• Deep pink flowers rise above a mat of dark green leaves.
• Cerise Queen does well as a cut flower with a long vase life, and also holds up when dried.
• A reliable perennial, plant this yarrow where you want a touch of pink throughout the summer months.

FAST FACTS

• Name: Yarrow Seeds - Cerise Queen
• Botanical Name:      Achillea millefolium
• Life Cycle:     Perennial
• Light Requirement:  Full Sun
• Planting Season:     Spring, Fall
• Plant Type:   Tall wildflower with study green stalk and cluster of pink blooms
• Features:      Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Hummingbirds, Fragrant, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Cut Flower Garden, Container Garden
• Color: Pink
• Blooms:        Summer
• Plant Height: Up to 24 inches
• Plant Spacing:         12-24 inches
• Planting Depth:       1/8 inch
• Sowing Method:      Direct Sow
• Cold Stratification:   Yes
• Hardiness Zones:    3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Ships: Year Round

HOW TO GROW YARROW

How to Plant Yarrow

• WHEN TO PLANT YARROW SEEDS: Start Yarrow indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost of the season, or sow directly into the garden after the last frost of the season has passed.
• WHERE TO PLANT YARROW SEEDS: Yarrow thrives in well draining, dry, sandy loams with access to full sun (6-8 hours of sun per day) and protection from high winds. Avoid rich, moist soils, or the plant tends to suffer and flop over or become leggy. Yarrow plants will readily spread via seeds or rhizomes, so it may be beneficial to plant in an area with plenty of room for Yarrow to populate.
• HOW TO PLANT YARROW SEEDS: When started outdoors, spread Yarrow seeds via broadcasting into moistened soil and do not bury or cover them, as light is required for the germination process. Keep the soil moist as the seeds germinate. Weed out weaker plants until plants are 18-24 inches apart as they grow larger or as they are transplanted into the garden from indoors.
• HOW TO CARE FOR YARROW: Deadheading of spent flowers encourage a new flush of bloom throughout the season. Water Yarrow sparingly but deeply. On particularly hot days, a bit of water may revivify the plant. Yarrow will aggressively spread through reseeding or via rhizomes, dividing the plants every few years can facilitate the health of the plant. After the blooming season ends, the plant can be cut back to the ground to tidy up the planting area.

YARROW NEEDS COLD STRATIFYING

• HOW TO COLD STRATIFY SEEDS
• Everyone wants plants. Now. But there are a small group of seeds that require a special treatment before they will even germinate in a climate that has temperatures below freezing. This process is called ?Cold Stratification.? There are two ways to accomplish this.
• Fall Planting
• If time is not a problem, you can put them in the ground in fall and let them go through a winter. They will sprout next year, but not flower. The following year, having gone through two winters, they will return and bloom as expected.
• If you are planting poppies direct sowing is recommended in late fall or early spring for zones 2-8
• Create a "False Winter"
• The second way to do this, if you want to save time, is to create a ?false winter.?  What this does is trick the seeds into thinking they have been in the ground for an entire year.  All they need is to be in your refrigerator for at least 2 ½ months.
• About 3 months before spring, place seeds in a plastic bag with a handful of slightly dampened, clean peat, paper towel, or a mix of clean peat and sand.
• Seal and label the bag with seed name and date, then store in the refrigerator (not freezer) for at least 2½ mos. before planting in spring. (The cold period mimics a full winter?s cold.)
• Once your seed has been treated, it?s ready to plant when spring arrives.