• Correct Name: Achillea millefolium ‘Strawberry Seduction’
• Bloom Color: Velvety red with yellow centers
• Hardiness Zone: 4-8
• Size Shipped: 3 inch pot
• Shipping: Begins in February 2010

Product Description
Achillea
Delicate, fernlike foliage with flat terminal flower heads. Flowers are long-lasting and excellent for cutting. Plants are drought tolerant and thrive in poor, dry soils. Good for summer color in the mid-border area.

Shorter and more compact with strong sturdy stems and thick dark green foliage, better branching and shorter internodes form a tighter and more uniform flower canopy, very large velvety red flowers with yellow centers have an exceptionally long bloom time.

Correct Name: Achillea millefolium ‘Strawberry Seduction’
Attracts Butterflies: Yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: Yes
Bloom Color: Velvety red with yellow centers
Cut Flower: Yes
Deer Resistant: Yes
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Months of Bloom: June thru August
Naturalizes: Yes
Height: 18-20 inches
Soil: Thrives in poor, dry soils
Sun-Shade: Sun
Size Shipped: 3 inch pot
Shipping: Begins in February

Strawberry Seduction Yarrow -Achillea- Drought Tolerant

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Some of the seeds come up in a few weeks; a few, in fact, in less than ten days, where conditions are favorable; others, as we have seen, require several months. It is well to group them, when planting, upon this basis, so that all those which will be ready for transplanting early may be removed together.
In one group, for instance, may be planted the following, which will usually germinate within three weeks and be ready for transplanting within three to six weeks more:
Alyssum, arabis, aubrietia, arenaria, armeria, achillea, anthemis, bellis, columbine (aquilegia), cerastium, delphinium, draba, erinus, forget-me-not (myosotis), gypsophila, linaria, linum, lichnis, lupine, pansies, poppies, potentilla, silene,
saponaria.
Those which are likely to take longer, some of them six to eight weeks, are as follows:
Aster, androsace, allium, asperula, campanula, clematis, coridalis, cutisis, erodium, eryngium, erigeron, genista, geranium, geum, helianthemum, heuchera, houstonia, hypericum, iberis, iris, oenothera, primula, saxifrage, sedum, thymus, thalictrum, viola.
The above, of course, are based on early spring planting. Time out, for seeds which stratify in the seed bed over winter, does not count. These over-winter seeds need no protection from snow-the more snow which piles up in the frames the better. The sash may be left on, but not closed tight, during November and December, to protect the seeds from the heavy rains which often occur at this season.
Bog Plants
Bog-plant seeds germinate best upon a surface not only moist but actually damp. A mixture of one-third each chopped sphagnum moss, peatmoss, and sand makes good compost in which to grow them. If this is placed in seed pans or azalea pots, and these are kept in deep saucers constantly filled with water and sheltered from direct sunshine, the seeds will have conditions to their liking. Also consider wall water falls (http://www.garden-fountains.com/Detail.bok?no=3408) that can provide constant moisture.
Transplanting
If the soil mixtures suggested above have been used, there will be few weeds to bother with, and unless the seed has been sown too thickly, little thinning will be necessary before the seedlings are big enough to transplant. If they come up too thickly, however, thin out immediately. This is most important.
For transplanting, make a bed in a well-drained spot, using a compost for the top four to six inches, or digging into the soil, if it is light, clean garden loam to start with, a layer equivalent to two to three inches of peat moss, an inch or so of sand or fine gravel, and a little very thoroughly decomposed manure. If the latter is not available, leaf mold and a light dressing of bone meal may be used as a substitute for it.
This amount of material added will somewhat raise the level of the bed, which is desirable. A six-inch board, bricks laid end to end, or small stones, will hold it neatly in place. Transfer the little seedlings carefully, placing them four to six inches apart each way, according to their size and the length of time they are likely to remain before being transferred to their permanent position in the rock garden or elsewhere amongst outdoor fountains (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4o1SuaQJsI).
Here, again, the lath screens for shading come into play; supported on a low framework a foot to a foot and a half above the surface, they will protect the little plants from too much sunshine and break the force of beating rains. For some of the plants, such as the thick, woolly-leaved alpines, which are particularly sensitive about coming into contact with moist soil, a little fine gravel can be worked about and between them, after transplanting.