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Growing Achilllea from seed

Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
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How difficult is it to grow Achillea, how long do they take to germinate, and can I sow the seed now in trays in a cold greenhouse? I have my first flowering Achillea plant in the garden (from GC) and I believe that the seeds can be collected now.

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I sowed some Summer Berries and Cerise Queen seeds in April and nothing came of it them.   I also planted bought achilleas in the garden in May and June and they are only just getting into their flowering stride so no seeds yet.   

    Never say die tho.  I think I have a packet left and will tray again but sow this autumn and keep them in the PT over winter, raised above rodent level.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I grew them a couple of years ago........germinated pretty quickly, easy to grow.  Plant now, keep in greenhouse/cold frame over winter
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Achillea take well from heeled cuttings in the spring ... that’d be my plan for propagation. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I found them really easy to germinate - cover the tray with a plastic bag, put it in a cold frame or greenhouse and that was it. However, slugs LOVE the young leaves so if you don't protect the tray, you may never see the seedlings.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    Thanks for all the helpful advice, it is a lovely dry day here, so I will be going out with my brown paper bag to collect some seed soon.  I will sow some of the seed in the next few days and save some of it until the Spring.  I like to have something to nurture over the winter.
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    I grow from seed every year easy to do some now and some in the spring for later flowering, Here I leave the plants in the garden all year round fairly frost free and sheltered rose bed.

    I also divide older plants in the spring just as they start to show some growth they seem to be OK with this.

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    I will leave the parent plant in the flower bed too - it may survive but as a precautionary measure I have now collected some seed to use in October and again in Spring.
  • ZeroZero1ZeroZero1 Posts: 577
    Achillea is often found growing as a weed, in lawns etc. I just pull a bit out and replace it. I find the white and pink ones are most common like this.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    Yes, it does grow in our lawn too ZeroZero, and if we let it the plant would probably flower, but we have a short lawn and only have daisies, clover, primroses, celandines and a few other "weed" plants that flower. 
    I found a label on the Achillea - Summer Fruits Carmine - bright red and very attractive looking.
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