About
Achillea Summer Berries ('Summer Berries') is a compact perennial that typically reaches a height of around 60 cm. It features fragrant, feathery leaves that tend to persist as a low rosette through the winter months. From mid-summer to mid-autumn, this plant produces broad clusters of small flowers in varying shades of pink, red, and orange on robust, upright stems.
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
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Prairie planting, Gravel garden, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- An open sunny position in a moist but well-drained soil is best, but will tolerate most situations apart from heavy, wet clay
- Pruning
- Cut back untidy foliage in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews