Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

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Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

Plant (HPS Number P05581)

Notes:
Date donated: 27th Feb 2015
Donor: Susan Solomon

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 161992 - Accepted
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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Drought-Proof Plants by Bob Brown
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Ground Cover and Related Matters by Gordon James
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Home and Dry by Gordon James
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 55: Spring 2025

Adjoining his well-known nursery, Olivier Filippi’s garden is two hectares of drought- resistant planting.

Learning Curve by Val Bourne
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

Calendula officinalis ‘Indian Prince’ (©HPS Image Library)

Letter From the Chair by Steve Bustin
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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The Meanwhile Garden by Darryl Moore
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

Signs explain the ideas behind the garden – ©Souren Ala

Tribute to Tom Fenton by Joanne Philip
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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Worth Park and its National Collection® of Achillea millefolium by Stephen Peters MCIHort
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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On a Chalk Hillside – August 2025
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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden

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