North Shore Plant Club
Apricot Delight Yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight')
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| Deciduous Perennial Upright in the Asteraceae Family | |
Part of the Tutti Frutti series, this compact yarrow opens in deep apricot-salmon and fades to soft creamy pink, giving each flower cluster a multicolor, chameleon-like effect over a long summer bloom season. |
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| Apricot Delight is a patented selection (USPP18738) in the Tutti Frutti series, bred by Michiel Zwaan and introduced by Blooms of Bressingham. It arose as a whole-plant mutation selected from the open-pollinated 'Summer Pastels' seed strain, and was chosen for a compact, uniform habit and reliably color-changing blooms. Flower clusters open a deep apricot-salmon and gradually fade to a pale, creamy pink, so a single plant can show several shades of color across its bloom season. | |
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| Highlights | A Tutti Frutti series selection valued for its multicolor, chameleon-like blooms and compact, uniform habit — a sport of the 'Summer Pastels' seed strain, propagated true-to-type as a single named, patented color form. |
Plant Data | |
| Mature Size | 12 - 24 inches tall. 12 - 24 inches wide. |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Sun Exposure | Partial Shade - Full Sun |
| Moisture Tolerance | Dry - Medium: Drought-tolerant once established; avoid consistently wet or poorly-drained soil. |
| Zones | 3a - 9b (Usually hardy to -40° F) |
| Tags | Attracts Beneficial Insects, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Dry, Extended Bloom Time, Fast Growth Rate, Formal Garden, Fragrant, Fragrant Flowers, Fragrant Foliage, Full Sun, Good for Borders, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Cut Flowers, Good for Dried Flowers, Low Maintenance, Medium, Native to North America, Naturalizing, Normal Soil, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Prairie Garden, Rabbit Resistant, Repels Unwanted Insects, Showy Flowers, Thrillers, Tolerant of Clay Soil, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Salt, Tolerant of Sandy Soil, Well-Drained Soil, Woodland Garden |
| Bloom Period | May to August |
| Flower Color | Deep Apricot-Salmon, Aging to Pale Creamy Pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-Green |
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Past Availability2025 : 08/24 - 09/20 |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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To secure the best prices for club members and make sure we know the current plants available from each nursery, we take orders only a couple of times a month.
Shoot us an email at help@northshoreplantclub.com, and we'll be happy to talk about plants or let you know when it's time to buy them!
We order from a rotating cast of the best nurseries in the Great Lakes region. It looks like we've offered this plant in the past, but the nurseries we're working with this week don't appear to have it in stock at the moment.
Our goal is to bring as many plants together under "one roof" as possible, so we'll try hard to make it available again in the future!