Description
All the best pastel and bright yarrow colors here in one stunning variety! A unique color pallet and vigorous growth habit made Favorite Berries our 2024 variety trial champion, beating out a half dozen other yarrow varieties. Apricot, coral, fuchsia, raspberry pink, buttercream yellow and white blooms atop strong 24-30” stems offer lots of color choice when making fresh and dried arrangements. Wispy, fern-like foliage adds its own beauty to bouquets and landscapes. Harvest when all flowers in a cluster are open for the longest vase life. Yarrow is drought tolerant, low maintenance, and pollinator friendly. Bred by Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds. Perennial.
Days to Maturity: 120
Latin Name: Achillea millifolium
Life cycle for seed saving: Perennial
Planting Instructions:
Sow Favorite Berries Yarrow indoors 8-10 weeks before planting outside. Just lightly cover with soil as lights promotes germination. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 55-65°F. Transplant spacing: 9-15”.
For more tips on when to plant flower seed, check out our NW Flower Planting Calendar!
All of our seed is Non-GMO and Certified Organic by Washington State Department of Agriculture. We grow the majority of our varieties here at Deep Harvest Farm on Whidbey Island while we purchase the rest from other small, organic Northwest seed growers. Finally, all of our offerings are open-pollinated (OP) so that you too can save and share seed from these plants!
