2009
Achillea tomentosa
"Goldie"
Flowering period: June - August

Height < 25 cm
Spread: 25 - 50 cm
Habit: Spherical
Flower type: Simple
Size: 5 - 10 cm
Leaf Color Light Green
Placement: Sun
Water Medium to low
Fertilizer need: Average
Typical use Pot and bedding
Plant type: Perennial


Class New Entry 2009

ACHILLEA TOMENTOSA,  'Goldie'

The newest FastraX Achillea from Benary, 'Goldie' offers growers an upgrade on old favorites. More compact than Aurea, and earlier to bloom, 'Goldie' provides quick crop times and economical production schedules. At 15-20 cm 6-8'', 'Goldie' offers a compact habit that is perfectly suited for pot production, or for groundcovers. Large, golden flower clusters are held over silver-green foliage. 'Goldie' creates a dense mat of fern-like foliage that is perfect for landscape plantings. Summer-long flowering and heat tolerance make this a must have perennial for those hard to grow areas in the landscape. 'Goldie' is very easy to schedule and is a bench run crop for growers. This ensures that 'Goldie' will be in full bloom for retail throughout the summer. When established, 'Goldie' is drought tolerant and can tolerate a variety of soil conditions. Planted in rock gardens, mixed containers or used as a border 'Goldie' is as diverse as it is beautiful. With its soft foliage, short stems and bright yellow flower umbels 'Goldie' is a standout at retail or in the landscape.
         

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 
 
Crop Time:   Non-flowering plugs: 5-6 weeks; flowering pots: 7-8 weeks from potting; crop time from seed to flower: 12-14 weeks 
 
Sell Period:   June-August 
 
Seed Form:   Raw seed 
 
Seed Count:   0 K/g 
 
Sowing Time:   February-April for flowering in May-July 
 
Sowing Method:   Multiple sow, 2-3 seeds per plug 
 
Germination:   10-15 days at 18-21 °C 64-70 °F. Requires light to germinate. Gently tamp seeds down. Keep uniformly moist. From Stage II, reduce the temperature to 15-18 °C 59-64 °F and reduce media moisture level. 
 
Growing On:   5-6 weeks after sowing, transplant into 10-12 cm 4.5'' pots. 
 
Media:   Use a friable, coarse-fibered perennial media with a pH of 5.8-6.5. 
 
Photoperiod / Light:   Requires long days (> 12 hours of light) for flower initiation. 
 
Temperature:   13-15 °C 55-59 °F, start ventilating at 20 °C 68 °F. 
 
Fertilization:   Requires medium nutrient levels. 
 
Cultural Hints:   Roots are sensitive to waterlogging. 
 

* Germination Stages (from seed to finished young plant)
Stage I: Starts with the radicle breaking through the testa. The roots are touching the medium. Ends with fully developed cotyledons.
Stage II: Starts from fully developed cotyledons. Ends with the fully developed true leaf or true leaf pair.
Stage III: Starts from the fully developed true leaf or true leaf pair and ends with 80% of the young plants being marketable.
Stage IV: All young plants are ready for sale and in the process of being hardened off. This stage lasts about 7 days.

Hint:
The cultural recommendations are based on results from trials conducted under Central European conditions. Different conditions in other parts of the world may lead to deviations in results achieved.

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