Achillea 'Saucy Seduction'
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Achillea 'Saucy Seduction': Bold Rose Pink on Repeat
Rose-pink plates with tiny white eyes, batting them at every butterfly that drifts by. 'Saucy Seduction' doesn't play hard to get. It plays EASY TO GROW, which is somehow more dangerous.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium 'Saucy Seduction'
- Common Name: Yarrow
- Series: Seductionâą, offered through Blooms of BressinghamÂź
- Height: 50â65 cm (20â25 in)
- Spread: 45â60 cm (18â23 in)
- Flowers: Large, flat heads of rose-pink flowers with tiny white eyes
- Bloom Time: Early summer to early fall (June to September)
- Foliage: Ferny, grey-green leaves on a mid-sized, upright clump
- Features: Rabbit resistant, good fresh or dried cut flower
Where to Plant: Use it at the front or middle of a sunny border, in mass plantings, in a large container or in a cutting garden. It handles average soil, including clay, as long as water doesn't pool around it. A hot bed near the sidewalk suits it just fine.
Companion Plants: Build a bright, long-flowering sunny bed around these rose-pink heads, with every plant happy in dry soil. Gaillardia Low Riderâą holds red and yellow daisies at 20 to 25 cm from June to October. Armeria DreameriaÂź 'Sweet Dreams' adds lavender-pink globes at 25 to 30 cm from May to September. Coreopsis UpTickâą Gold brings large golden daisies at 30 to 36 cm from June to September. Schizachyrium Prairie WindsÂź 'Blue Paradise' stands behind at 90 to 105 cm, silvery blue in summer and deep wine purple in fall.
Plant Care: Plant in full sun in average, well-drained soil. Yarrow doesn't need rich soil or extra fertilizer; too much feeding makes it floppy. Water well through the first season, then only during long dry spells. Deadhead faded flower clusters to keep new buds coming. Cut the plant back in late fall or early spring. Divide every three or four years in spring if the centre starts to thin.
History: The Seductionâą series was bred in the Netherlands and brought to North American gardens through Blooms of BressinghamÂź. The goal was compact, upright yarrows that bloom evenly over a long season.
Final Thoughts: Deer and rabbits keep their paws to themselves around this one. Plant it in full sun and let it flirt all summer. A LITTLE SAUCE NEVER HURT ANYBODY.