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Is this the wrong card for this plant?

ren.bren.b Posts: 164
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Just bought several plants from a nursery and among them were two 'Achillea Deep Rose', I sent photo's of my haul to my sister and she said she didn't think the Achillea were actually 'Deep Rose' but the more common white Yarrow .... I could understand if a one of them had been mixed up with another card - but both?  Is she right?  I don't know how I missed that as the flowers are indeed white ... :o

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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Obviously the one in your photo isn't going to turn pink at this stage so at least one would appear to be mis labelled.
    Go back to the Nursery and see what they say ?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That doesn’t look to me like the common white (wild) yarrow, but it’s not a rose colour … yet … I’ve grown yellows and terracotta but not rose … perhaps it starts creamy and darkens?  Maybe someone here grows it …
    @WonkyWomble maybe?

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





  • ren.bren.b Posts: 164
    philippasmith2 said:
    Obviously the one in your photo isn't going to turn pink at this stage so at least one would appear to be mis labelled.
    Go back to the Nursery and see what they say ?

    Am emailing them now - both plants are the same colour (white) with the same labels and they do look remarkably similar to pics online of white yarrow.  Will see what they say.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I've had pink ones in the past [can't remember the variety] but they didn't start out white - or certainly weren't at that level of maturity. They occasionally had white flecks on the flowers.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • WibbleWibble Posts: 89
    I have 2 different darkish pink achillea - some of the buds are sometimes a paler pink but are the ‘correct’ colour by the time they open. Definitely never as pale as the ones in your photo, especially not once they’ve reached that stage of flower opening.
  • msqingxiaomsqingxiao Posts: 482
    I have Achillea Millefolium "Summer Berries". They started out with very vivid pink/red colours but turned paler after rain. Still nowhere near as white as the ones in your photo though.
  • ren.bren.b Posts: 164
    Thanks for all the replies - I went out to look more closely at both plants, both have the same card 'deep rose' but one of them does have a pink tinge (see photo) so I think the really white one has had it's card switched or just been labelled incorrectly, there were loads of them all on a stand - different colours.  Will it be happy in a border that is in full sun but has some clay deep down?  I've added grit, compost and some leaf mould.

    Lesson to self - pay attention when plant buying!



  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Mine are perfectly happy in clay soil,it had been improved but no grit added
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They're quite adaptable, but clay can be far too heavy for them if you're in a wetter area, so definitely keep improving the soil structure if that's the case. I've lost Achilleas before because of that.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Could it be that the white one is a throwback?
    If it had not been allowed to flower who would have noticed?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
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