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Buy Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

Also Known As

Achillea 'Red Velvet'
Red Velvet Yarrow
Yarrow

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-36"
W: 12"-36"

planting zones

3a-9b

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Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' plant details

Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In summer red flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 12 IN - 36 IN - wide, 24 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: red blooms in summer
Uses: bare root shipping available, border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, dried-arrangements, rock garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and seaside / salt
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This yarrow is absolutely stunning with deep red, summer blossoms on 2-3' stems and beautifully textured foliage. A wonderful, undemanding addition to pollinator gardens, xeriscapes, rock gardens... Deer and rabbit resistant, heat and drought tolerant. Deadheading will extend the blooming season and prevent spreading by seed. Plants may re-bloom if cut back after initial flowering.

By: Forestfarm

Red Velvet Yarrow is a drought tolerant perennial flower with bright red flowers from early to late summer. Plants spread slow and form a dense carpet of foliage thick enough to prevent most weeds from growing through. Unlike many other similarly colored Yarrow varieties that tend to start producing pink flowers by mid-summer, 'Red Velvet' continues to produce dark red color throughout the summer. Red Velvet is a popular choice for florists due to the strong, tall stems and excellent color retention.

Propagating Red Velvet Yarrow

Yarrow is easily propagated in early spring by taking clump divisions. Digging out pieces at least four inches deep and three inches in diameter will encourage plants to flower heavily in their first season.

Watering and Fertilizing Red Velvet Yarrow

Red Velvet is a drought tolerant species but has a much shorter flowering season without regular summer irrigation. Plants in the ground flower best when watered twice per week during hot weather and fertilized once each spring with a slow release pellet like Osmocote. Yarrow prefers well drained soil but can grow in clay soils as well. When growing Yarrow in containers annual fertilizer applications are more important to maintain optimal flowering conditions, and watering will need to be more frequent.

Pruning/Deadheading Red Velvet Yarrow

Continual flowering is greatly increased by deadheading (removing the old flowers) but you can also occasionally prune the plant to a few inches tall if flowering has become less frequent. In the fall the leaves die back to the ground and will resprout in the spring, the old leaves can be removed for aesthetic purposes in the fall but they degrade into mulch quickly on their own.

By: Red Panda Nursery

Fabulous flat-topped fade-resistant red blooms with yellow eyes above grey-green foliage. Heat and drought resistant. There is just nothing 'Common' about this new yarrow! All yarrows eventually fade BUT this and the Seduction series Holds their vibrant, true red color for a long time. Probably the closest and it's really, really closed to true red. I hate to put in the word rosy red because red is the word, not rose, BUT if differs from Strawberry seduction by having a rose undertone to the red and the other has a slightly more strawberry undertone.

By: Lazy S'S Farm Nursery

"A ""workhorse"" of the summer garden that is also a show horse! Flat flower clusters of garnet red sway over rich green ferny foliage, blooming all summer. A native flower, essential for enriching habitat for our bees and butterflies. Best in regular, well-drained soils."

By: Select Seeds

Flat heads of rich red flowers float above slowly spreading mounds of ferny green leaves.Superior in colour to Achillea 'Fanal' being a deeper more solid red and not ageing so quickly to yellow.

By: Zephs

Green gray foliage. Flowers summer thru fall. Often used for cut or dried flowers. Attracts butterflies and birds. Hardy to below 0 °F.

By: Cactus Jungle

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Gardening facts about Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet' plant

How to Grow Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

Sun Exposure
- sun - mostly sun
Water Needs
- regular - drought tolerant
Water Needs
- dry in summer
Soil Needs
- adaptable
- average
- lean
- well-drained
- gritty
Special Situation
- heat tolerant
- seaside / salt tolerant

Features

Foliage Color
- green
Flower Color
- red
Wildlife
- beneficial insects
- bees
- butterflies
- deer resistant
- rabbit resistant
Flower Season
- summer
Foliage Season
- deciduous
- semi-evergreen