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Other common names yarrow 'Red Velvet'
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Family Asteraceae
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Genus Achillea can be mat-forming or upright perennials, mostly herbaceous, with sometimes aromatic, pinnately divided or simple and toothed leaves and flattened clusters of small, daisy-like flower-heads
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Details 'Red Velvet' is a vigorous mat-forming perennial to 60cm tall, with finely divided leaves and leafy stems bearing flat heads 10cm across, composed of many small rose-red flowers opening throughout the summer
How to grow
Cultivation An open sunny position in a moist but well-drained soil is best, but it will tolerate most situations apart from heavy, wet clay in winter
Propagation Propagate by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types Flower borders and beds Banks and Slopes Ground Cover City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden
How to care
Pruning Cut back untidy foliage in spring
Pests Can get aphids
Diseases May suffer from powdery mildews