Achillea ~ Yarrow

Achillea is a mainstay of the Cottage Garden, having ferny, grey-green foliage, with flat topped flower-heads. Some may consider the herbaceous border denuded without them.

The low growing forms are excellent for the rockery, whilst the taller varieties are more suited to the herbaceous border.

These drought resisting Yarrows quickly form clumps that are suited to most soil types, including chalky and gravelly soils, and produce flower heads in a wide range of colours that attract bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects, and are therefore suitable for wildlife gardens

The flower heads can be dried for indoor decoration.

Achillea is a good all round plant that many underestimate because of its more subtle nature.

Contact with the skin may aggravate skin allergies.

Varieties: -

Achillea. aegyptica	See: Achillea. 'Taygetea'

Achillea. argentea	See: Tanacetum argenteum ~ A. clavennae

Achillea. clavennae	See: Achillea. argentea Form: A semi-evergreen, carpeting perennial. Height: 6in (15cm) Spread: 9in (23cm) or more Foliage: The narrowly-oval leaves have many lobes and covered with fine white hairs. Flowers: From Summer to mid-Autumn, producing loose clusters of white flowers with gold centres. Dislikes: Winter-wet

Achillea. clypeolata	Form: Semi-Evergreen upright perennial. Height: 18in (45cm) Spread: 12in (30cm) Foliage: Having silver, hairy, divided leaves. Flowers: During Summer producing small, dense, flat, yellow flower heads. Plants should be divided in spring

Achillea. 'Coronation Gold'	Form: An upright perennial. Height: 3ft (1m) Spread: 2ft (60cm) Foliage: Having feathery, silver leaves. Flowers: During the Summer producing flat heads of small golden-yellow flowers. Should be divided and replanted every third year.

Achillea. filipendulina 'Gold Plate'	Form: An upright perennial, with stout stems Height: 4ft (1.2m) or more Spread: 2ft (60cm) Foliage: Having feathery, finely divided, filigree, grey-green leaves. Flowers: During the Summer producing heads of yellow flowers. Plants should be divided regularly

Achillea. x_kellereri	Form: A semi-evergreen low growing perennial. Height: 6in (15cm) Spread: 9in (23cm) or more Foliage: Having feathery, grey-green leaves. Flowers: During Summer, producing daisy-like white flowers in loose clusters.

Achillea. lewisii 'King Edward'	Form: Semi-evergreen, rounded, compact woody based perennial Height: 4in (10cm) Spread: 9in (23cm) Foliage: With feathery, soft, grey-green leaves. Flowers: During the Summer it produces small buff flowers. Dislikes: Winter wet Essentially a Rock Garden Plant

Achillea. millefolium. [Yarrow]	Form: A vigorous upright perennial Height: 24in (60cm) Spread: 24in (60cm) Foliage: Has a mass of dark green feathery leaves. Flowers: During the Summer produces flat flowers heads in a variety of colours.

Achillea. millefolium. 'Cassis'	Form: A vigorous upright perennial Height: 24in (60cm) Spread: 24in (60cm) Foliage: Has a mass of dark green feathery leaves. Flowers: During the Summer produces flat flower-heads.

Achillea. millefolium. 'Cerise Queen'	Form: A vigorous upright perennial Height: 24in (60cm) Spread: 24in (60cm) Foliage: Has a mass of dark green feathery leaves. Flowers: During the Summer produces flat flower-heads.

Achillea. millefolium. 'Fire King'	Form: A vigorous upright perennial Height: 24in (60cm) Spread: 24in (60cm) Foliage: Has a mass of dark green feathery leaves. Flowers: During the Summer produces rich-red, flat flower-heads.

Achillea. millefolium. 'Summer Pastels'	Form: A vigorous upright perennial Height: 24in (60cm) Spread: 24in (60cm) Foliage: Has a mass of dark green feathery leaves. Flowers: During the Summer produces flat flower-heads.

Achillea. 'Moonshine'	Form: An upright perennial. Height: 24in (60cm) Spread: 20in (50cm) Foliage: Having a mass of feathery, small, grey-green leaves. Flowers: Throughout the Summer, producing flat heads of bright yellow flowers. Divide plants regularly during Spring

Achillea nobilis

Achillea. ptarmica 'The Pearl'	Form: A vigorous upright perennial. Height: 30in (75cm). Spread: 30in (75cm). Foliage: Having lanceolate, glossy, dark-green leaves. Flowers: During Summer producing heads of white pompom like flowers.

Achillea. 'Schwellenberg'	Form: A low-growing, spreading, perennial. Height: 18in (45cm) Spread: 24in (60cm) Foliage: Having branched stems bearing grey-green leaves. Flowers: From early-Summer to early-Autumn, producing heads of lemon-yellow flowers.

Achillea. Taygetea	Syn: Achillea. aegyptica of gardens Form: An upright perennial Height: 24in (60cm) Spread: 20in (50cm) Foliage: Having feathery, grey-green leaves. Flowers: Throughout Summer bearing flat heads of lemon-yellow flowers.

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