Yarrow 'Colorado Mix' Seeds Seeds Piccolo Seeds
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Yarrow 'Colorado Mix' Seeds

Lacy flower heads from deep red to apricot, cream and white

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Description

Key benefits

  • Lacy flower heads from deep red to apricot, cream and white
  • Cut flowers that work fresh or dried
  • A landing pad for bees, hoverflies and butterflies
  • Tough, drought tolerant and about 60 cm tall
  • Packet of about 250 seeds with growing instructions

'Colorado Mix' fills a border with flat, lacy flower heads in a warm spread of colours, from deep red and cerise to apricot, cream, yellow and white. Many flowers soften in tone as they age, so a clump shows several shades at once above ferny, aromatic leaves. It is excellent for cutting, fresh or dried, and the open flower heads are a landing pad for bees, hoverflies and butterflies. Achillea millefolium is tough and drought tolerant, thriving in sunny, free-draining spots where thirstier perennials struggle.

Sowing and growing

  • Sow indoors March to May on the surface of moist seed compost at about 20°C
  • Plant out after the last frosts, or sow outdoors in a seedbed May to June
  • Surface sow and press in; the seed needs light, so barely cover
  • Germination takes 7 to 21 days
  • Full sun in any well-drained soil, including poor and dry ground
  • Grows to about 60 cm tall and 30 cm wide
  • Flowers June to September; early sowings often flower in year one, fuller from year two
  • Hardy herbaceous perennial

What you receive: a packet of about 250 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

Pair it with our plants for wildlife and pollinators and other summer flowering plants, and see more perennials in our seed collection.

How to use
  1. Sow indoors March to May on the surface of moist seed compost at about 20°C.
  2. Press the seed in and barely cover, as it needs light.
  3. Plant out after the last frosts, or sow outdoors in a seedbed May to June.
  4. Grow in full sun in any well-drained soil.
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Changed your mind? You can return unused items within 14 days of delivery. See our returns policy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will yarrow flower in its first year from seed?

'Colorado' types can flower in the first summer from an early indoor sowing, roughly four months after sowing. First-year flowering is lighter, and established plants give a much fuller display from the second year.

Is yarrow perennial?

Yes. Yarrow is a hardy herbaceous perennial that dies back in winter and returns each spring. It spreads gently into a clump, which can be lifted and divided every three or four years.

Is yarrow good for cut flowers?

Yes. Cut stems when most of the tiny flowers in the head have opened and they last well in water. Hung upside down in a dry, airy place, they also dry well and keep their colour.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

When will my order arrive and how much is shipping?

Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Express orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same day, otherwise the next working day. Standard orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and Economy orders within 4 to 5 working days. Once dispatched, every order travels by 24 hour tracked courier.

Delivery is free on orders over £60 with Economy, over £100 with Standard and over £150 with Express. Below that, the charge depends on your basket total and is always shown at checkout before you pay. The full price list is in our shipping policy.

Orders without plants are dispatched Monday to Friday. If your order also includes plants, it goes out Monday to Thursday so the plants are not left in the courier network over the weekend. Delivery can take longer at busy times such as Black Friday and Christmas.

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