Buy Achillea 'Moonshine' yarrow: Lovely, large sulphur-yellow flowers
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
Position: full sun
Soil: well-drained, including dry soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: June to September
Hardiness: fully hardy
This stunning yarrow will help liven up a sunny border or gravel garden with its large, flattened clusters of canary-yellow flowers. More resistant to flopping over than most other achilleas, it rarely needs staking and is long-flowering as well as drought-tolerant. The bright colouring of 'Moonshine' makes it a perfect partner for ornamental grasses - and the flowers look great when cut and added to a vase.
Garden care: 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 host plant. Lift and divide large clumps in late autumn or early spring.
"The lemon-sharp flowers and filigree foliage on the long-flowering ‘Moonshine’ are unique. Run it through silvery borders with the deep-blue geranium ‘Orion’ for a ‘clarion’ mix"
This is one of the best achillea I have ever had. It arrived quickly and was almost too well packaged as it took an age to free it from the yards of sellotape and card but this meant it was undamaged in transit. The plant was very healthy and has grown on well. I have planted it in my cottage garden and it has looked stunning for months in spite of the strange weather this year. My colour scheme is pink, purple, white and blue and the vibrant lemon yellow really lifts the flowerbed. Unlike my other achillea, I haven't had to support it as it doesn't flop all over the place. A brilliant buy!
Jenster
Chesham
Hard- working perennial
5
This has spread beautifully since last summer
Sue
Somerset
Great colour for sunny site
5
Chose this for a sloping sunny site, shallow chalky soil. The achillea seems very happy here!
Joe 90
Brighton
What a lovely plant!
5
Healthy and robust as always from Crocus. I planted it in one part of the garden with Verbena Rigida and in another with Geranium Orion and Geranium Patricia and it looked stunning. It's a lovely shade of yellow, and still had flowers in December! No trouble at all and the bees and hoverflies love it.
Auntie Allie
Shropshire
Grown well
5
Bought it because you said it went well with Briza media. I expected the Briza to grow taller than the Achillea but, in fact, it over-shadowed it
Maq
Ipswich
striking colour
5
Normally, I put achilleas in amongst other plants in a flower bed but this time I put this very strong yellow achillea in a pot on my patio and because I have planted it in a larger fancy pot that can be easily picked up, I can move it about and place it amongst other pots to create a beautiful display. I have written this review after 2 winters. Plant looks good each spring/summer/autumn as it flowers from late spring to early autumn as long as during the summer it gets watered. This is a plant that is easy to grow and looks so good wherever you put it in the garden.
The Gnome
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Moonshine
5
Nice plants well packed established well despite dry summer and am looking forward to next year now they are well established
Scotty7526
West Lothian
Flowering in January
5
Used in orange and yellow bed
Rosy
Colchester
Happy anywhere
5
Brilliant plant for filling gaps and fuss free gardening. Colour at mid level in the garden, planted with purple leaf plants or dark green leaf. Crocus plants are the best I have ever bought and the website very informative and helpful.
Rosie
Cambridge
Good plant
5
Placed in new border late summer but established well. Pleasant yellow flowers. Grew well so have bought 2 more to establish a clump.
Blue girl
Nottingham
161
4.912
90.0
Which plants are Deer proof?
I want a list of Deer proof plants please. It`s either a change in habitat or environment, but I get total devastation now and in the last two years they come up the drive.
david
Deer can be a real problem and deer proof plants are usually thorny, poisonous or simply taste awful, but it is hard to give a definitive list as you might get the odd deer with unusual tastes which might like the bitter taste! Below is a list of good plants that generally are quite successful though. Cornus varieties, Rhus, Sophora, Solanum, Berberis, Rosemary, Buxus, Cotoneaster, Ilex, Pyracantha, Garrya, Juniperus, Nandina, Elaeagnus, Aralia, Aucuba, Cortaderia, Yucca, Santolina, Hypericum, Myrtle, Vinca, Achillea, Digitalis, Echinacea and Dryopteris. Finally, fencing is one method to protect garden crops from deer. Since deer jump, you need an 8-foot fence for best results or stout chicken-wire fencing securely around smaller garden plots. Alternatively, fence the area with a thorny shrub, preferably something that will grow to at least 6 feet. Deer eat roses and some thorns but hawthorn, boxwood and holly will exclude them. Deer are also deterred by dogs, hanging aluminum foil, mirrors, wood that hits objects in the wind and other noise-makers. Some old-fashioned repellents are human hair and blood and bonemeal. Hanging bars of fragrant deodorant soap from branches may work. Other well-known deer repellents are mothballs or moth flakes spread on the ground or put in mesh bags for hanging in a tree. Unfortunately though, no repellent is 100 percent effective, especially if the deer population is high and deer are starving.
Crocus
What can we grow in our dry, sunny border?
I have a sunny and very dry border up against the front of the house. It is about 14 inches wide but protected by the house from receiving hardly any rain. Because of the window any plants must be less than 1m high. We have considered lavender but would really appreciate any other suggestions.
Carl and Deirdre Leaman
There are some lovely plants (including the lavenders) that will thrive in a dry, sunny spot, but it will be important that they are kept really well watered for the first year or so until they have had a chance to become established. Below are some of the ones we sell, just click on the link below each plant name to find out more about that particular one. Convolvulus cneorum http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=940&CategoryID= Cistus http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=Cistus&x=5&y=8 Santolina chamaecyparissus Nana http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=4359&CategoryID= Lavender http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=Lavandula&x=10&y=9 Achillea http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=Achillea&x=11&y=7 Echinops http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=echinops+ritro
Crocus
What can I plant that the deers won't eat?
What types of plants do deer not like? If you could help me out I could greatly appreciate it.
Kelly L. Sliker
Deer can be a real problem and deer proof plants are usually thorny, poisonous or simply taste awful. It is hard to give a definitive list as you might get the odd deer with unusual taste which might like a bitter taste, but the following is a list of plants that generally are quite successful. Cornus varieties, Rhus, Sophora, Solanum, Berberis, Rosemary, Buxus, Cotoneaster, Ilex, Pyracantha, Garrya, Juniperus, Nandina, Eleagnus, Aralia, Aucuba, Cortaderia, Yucca, Santolina, Hypericum, Myrtle, Vinca, Achillea, Digitalis, Echinacea and Dryopteris. Finally fencing is one method to protect garden crops from deer. Since deer jump, you need an 8-foot fence for best results or stout chicken-wire fencing securely around smaller garden plots. Alternatively, fence the area with a thorny shrub, preferably something that will grow to at least 6 feet. Deer do eat roses and some other thorns but hawthorn, boxwood and holly tend to keep them out. Deer are also deterred by dogs, hanging aluminum foil, mirrors, wood that hits objects in the wind and other noise-makers. Some old-fashioned repellents are human hair and blood and bonemeal. Hanging bars of fragrant deodorant soap from branches may work. Other well-known deer repellents are mothballs or moth flakes spread on the ground or put in mesh bags for hanging in a tree. Unfortunately though, no repellent is 100 percent effective, especially if the deer population is high and deer are starving.
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