Flowering from early summer well into autumn, the vibrant blooms gradually soften to attractive dusky shades as they mature, creating a constantly evolving display of colour. The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects, making it an excellent choice for wildlife-friendly gardens.

Achillea ‘Summerwine’ brings bold colour and strong architectural presence to mixed borders, prairie-style plantings and cottage garden schemes. Its upright stems and broad flower heads combine beautifully with ornamental grasses, salvias, echinaceas and other sun-loving perennials. The deep red flowers provide a striking contrast against intricate foliage and softer pastel blooms, helping to create a dynamic and naturalistic planting effect throughout the summer months.

Easy to grow and drought tolerant once established, Achillea ‘Summerwine’ thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It performs particularly well in poorer soils where many other perennials struggle, making it an excellent low-maintenance choice for dry borders and exposed sites. Regular deadheading will encourage further blooms and help maintain a tidy appearance, while cutting plants back after flowering may promote a fresh flush of foliage and occasional late-season flowers.

How to grow Achillea ‘Summerwine’

Position: Full Sun

Foliage: Herbaceous Perennial

Soil and site: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Flowering time: June to September

Growth rate: Moderate to fast

Ultimate height and spread: Height to 70cm, spread to approximately 50cm

Hardiness: Fully hardy once established

Deadhead the spent flower heads of Achillea Summerwine regularly to prolong flowering and maintain a neat appearance. Cut stems back after the main flush of blooms to encourage fresh growth. Divide established clumps every 3-4 years in spring or autumn to maintain vigour and prevent congestion. Avoid overly rich soils or excessive feeding, which can encourage excessive leafy growth and reduce flowering performance.

Potted orders are usually despatched within 3-5 working days and delivery is 1-2 days after we despatch. Pleached tree and tall plant deliveries are booked in for delivery at the earliest possible convenient date.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our subsidised delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

For pleached tree orders we can often deliver smaller orders of £600 or more (£500 plus VAT) with a contribution towards delivery, so please do call our sales team on 01580 765 600 or take a look at our Delivery Information page.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants.

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page.