Achillea 'Mondpagode'

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• Position: full sun
• Soil: moist, well-drained
• Rate of Growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: August to October
• Flowers: creamy white with an apricot flush
• Other features: fern-like grey-green leaves
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  The name translates to 'Moon Pagoda' which gives you an indication of how the luminous, creamy-white flowers, which are flushed with apricot, really glow. They are set off perfectly by the grey-green foliage and are renouned for holding their colour. The flowers are larger than your average achillea, and they tend to come later, so it is a great plant for adding much needed late summer colour. A wonderful plant that is a recipient of the Award of Garden Merit.
  
  
• Garden care: Achilleas do not like wet soil, especially in winter. Stake if necessary using bamboo canes or brushwood before the flowers appear. Cut down to the ground in late winter, but resist the urge to do this earlier, as the seed heads look lovely in the winter light. Pull out seedlings as they appear, as they rarely match the parent plant. Lift and divide large clumps in late autumn or early spring.