About
Achillea 'Safran' is a hardy perennial that reaches a height of 70 cm. It produces broad clusters of small flowers, ranging from orange-red to dark pink, with yellow centers, blooming during the summer and autumn months. These floral displays rise above the finely divided foliage, which is a silvery-grey to green hue.
About the genus
Achillea consists of perennial plants that can grow in a mat-forming or upright habit. These mostly herbaceous species feature leaves that may be aromatic, either pinnately divided or simple with serrated edges. The plants produce flattened clusters of small, daisy-like flower heads.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in an open, sunny position in well-drained soil
- Pruning
- Cut back untidy foliage in spring; deadheading may encourage repeat flowering in the summer
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews