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ACHILLEA tomentosa 'Golden Fleece'(TM)
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | Selection. Southwestern Europe: dry grasslands, alpine-steppe. |
| Distinction: | Fleuroselect Award Winner. |
| Special Features: | ACHILLEA tomentosa 'Golden Fleece' (TM) flowers very rich with golden yellow umbels. Sensitive to winter leaving sites. The carpet-Garbe is easy to grow, suitable for pot culture and needs hardly any maintenance. |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2014. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | golden |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - July |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | pinnatisect, fern like, lanceolate, silver-grey, tomentose |
| Growth Habit: | mat-forming / compact / wintergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 15 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average / poor, lean / warm / undemanding |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.02 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.2 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
5000 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
0.25 Gram |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late winter - early autumn |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Best sowing in Februar or March for first year flowering. |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
