Summer Mixed Yarrow Seeds – Achillea millefolium

Bring lasting color and feathery texture to sunny borders with Summer Mixed yarrow (Achillea millefolium). This perennial flower mix produces clusters of blooms above aromatic, finely divided foliage, with stems to enjoy outdoors or gather for fresh and dried arrangements.

Plant a sunny patch near your garden path and enjoy a changing display of pink, rose, apricot, cream, yellow, and white, with other shades possible. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers throughout the summer display. Colors and proportions vary; individual colors cannot be selected.

Plant highlights

• Botanical name: Achillea millefolium.
• Mix: Summer Mixed yarrow.
• Life cycle: Perennial.
• Height: Approximately 18–24 inches, depending on growing conditions.
• Bloom season: Summer, potentially continuing into fall with favorable conditions and deadheading.
• Light: Full sun.
• Soil: Well drained; established plants tolerate lean soil and relatively dry conditions.
• Uses: Sunny borders, managed meadow-style plantings, containers, and cut flowers.

Choose your seed pack

Available options are 500 seeds, 2,000 seeds, a 1/4 oz pack, or a 1 oz pack. Weight-based packs are sold by weight, not a guaranteed seed count. This listing is for ornamental planting seeds, not live plants.

Starting seeds indoors

• Timing: Start approximately 6–8 weeks before your last expected frost.
• Mix: Use clean seed-starting mix in trays or small pots.
• Depth: Press seeds onto the surface without covering; light aids germination.
• Temperature: Maintain approximately 68°F.
• Moisture: Keep the surface lightly moist without saturating the mix.
• Germination: Commonly 14–21 days, with timing dependent on conditions.
• Thinning: If sowing several seeds per cell, 6–7 seeds is the existing recommendation. Thin crowded seedlings as they develop.

Direct sowing and transplanting

After frost danger has passed, sow into a prepared, weed-free seedbed. Press seeds gently onto the surface and water with a fine spray so they are not washed away. Gradually acclimate indoor-grown seedlings to outdoor conditions before transplanting.

Thin or space plants approximately 16 inches apart and water young plants while roots establish. First-year flowering depends on sowing time and growing conditions rather than a guaranteed number of months.

Garden care and spread management

Provide full sun and freely draining soil. Avoid waterlogged ground and excessive feeding. Once established, adjust watering to rainfall and soil moisture rather than keeping the soil constantly wet. Remove spent flower heads to encourage continued flowering and reduce unwanted self-sowing.

Give yarrow a managed space: it can spread vigorously and crowd neighboring plants. Check the planting edges, remove unwanted growth, and divide crowded clumps as needed.

Growing in containers

• Container: Choose a roomy pot with drainage holes and space for a developing clump.
• Potting mix: Use a well-draining container mix. Avoid heavy, persistently wet soil.
• Placement: Position in full sun and gradually acclimate indoor-grown seedlings before leaving outdoors.
• Watering: Check moisture regularly and water when the upper mix begins to dry. Let excess water drain freely; do not leave the pot standing in water.
• Feeding: Avoid excessive feeding. Account for fertilizer already included in the potting mix and follow the label if supplemental feeding is needed.
• Maintenance: Remove faded flower heads before seed dispersal to limit volunteers. Divide or repot when the clump becomes crowded.

Fresh and dried flowers

Gather flowering stems for fresh arrangements. To dry, hang small bundles upside down in a dry, airy place away from direct sunlight. The finely divided foliage adds texture alongside the flower clusters.

This mix is sold for ornamental growing, not as a medicinal preparation.