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Achillea 'Moonshine

The_Lazy_GardenerThe_Lazy_Gardener Posts: 165
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Hi, my Achillea Moonshine flowers once. I've heard its supposed to flower for a lot longer.
It doesn't get the sun until about 12 could this be why? 

Thanks

Fred


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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    They are a plant that loves the sun … mine has flowered much more since we pollarded a big tree making the garden sunnier for longer. I think yours will be happier with  more sun too. ☀️ 

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





  • The_Lazy_GardenerThe_Lazy_Gardener Posts: 165
    Ok thank you. Will move it in the spring. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    What do you mean by flowering once? Did you expect a 2nd flush of flowers? If so, a lot depends on where you are.  :)
    I've never had that here with Achilleas, even in the sunniest spot in a garden. Sun from mid day onwards should certainly be sufficient for good flowering. 
    You can move it in autumn. That will allow it time to establish.   :)

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



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Have you dead headed it? When the flowers fade you should cut them off halfway down the stem and it should continue to flower for several weeks. However, it's getting a bit late in the year now and the weather this year hasn't been the best for flowering plants.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Don't tell anyone,my terracotta, actually died this year at the back of the border by the fence,as it didn't get watered.
  • The_Lazy_GardenerThe_Lazy_Gardener Posts: 165
    Yes, It did have a second flush the first year. Also read that it should flower for about 4 month. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2021
    My Moonshine has been flowering continuously for yonks this year ... not just flushes, continuous and it's still going strong ... I don't deadhead it religiously but do cut back the flowered stems hard once there are about half a dozen or so that've turned brown.  

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





  • The_Lazy_GardenerThe_Lazy_Gardener Posts: 165
    Yes I did deadhead it. Dovefromabove, can I have yours please? 😁
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2021
    I’m afraid that’s a Definite  and Resounding No
    @Fred Mead … I want to make more from it … and anyway @WonkyWomble  has first dibs on it. Sorry 😂  



    This bed looks a bit scruffy ... it's on the list for 're-modelling' so is suffering from a bit of benign neglect this year  ;)

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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Deadheading will certainly promote more flowering stems, so that's always worth doing   :)
    You may have had a 2nd flowering spell the first year @Fred Mead because they can be slightly forced when in pots, so they're flowering earlier to begin with. Once established, they settle into a more normal pattern   :)  
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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