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Yarrow
Achillea
Achillea
Sun exposure: full sun (6 or more hours of
sunlight a day)
Soil: performs best in average soils with good
drainage
Traits
Special Care Instructions
Removing spent flowers will encourage the plants to rebloom later in the the season.
Flowering Time
Early June through mid-July. Flowers have a long life on the plant or in a vase. Dead-heading will encourage late season blooms
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
These flat topped flowers come in a range of colors, attract butterflies, and are fantastic in cut and dried arrangements. The textured, fuzzy foliage is deer resistant and combines well with other perennials in the garden.
Yarrow was originally introduced to America in colonial times, and has since naturalized throughout the U.S. primarily along roadsides, fields, waste areas, and lawns. It is a common medicinal herb. The leaves and flowers are used to help relieve fevers, rashes, dry skin, congestion, and to slow bleeding and infections of cuts and scrapes.
Varieties
sunlight a day)
Soil: performs best in average soils with good
drainage
Traits
Special Care Instructions
Removing spent flowers will encourage the plants to rebloom later in the the season.
Flowering Time
Early June through mid-July. Flowers have a long life on the plant or in a vase. Dead-heading will encourage late season blooms
Characteristics, Uses, and Fun Facts
These flat topped flowers come in a range of colors, attract butterflies, and are fantastic in cut and dried arrangements. The textured, fuzzy foliage is deer resistant and combines well with other perennials in the garden.
Yarrow was originally introduced to America in colonial times, and has since naturalized throughout the U.S. primarily along roadsides, fields, waste areas, and lawns. It is a common medicinal herb. The leaves and flowers are used to help relieve fevers, rashes, dry skin, congestion, and to slow bleeding and infections of cuts and scrapes.
Varieties
Growing Conditions
Attracts Butterflies
Midwest Native
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Good Cut Flower
Pink Grapefruit 30" tall
| • | Large, lavender-pink blooms beginning early summer and continuing for weeks. |
| • | Strong sturdy stems to won't fall over and if spent flowers are cut back, light reblooming may occur later in the season. |
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Saucy Seduction 24" tall
| • | Clusters of rich pink flowers, each with a tiny white eye, form above the foliage in abundance from June into August. |
| • | Rich green foliage and a dense, upright, columnar habit. |
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Strawberry Seduction 24" tall
| • | Large flowers that open strawberry red with a golden yellow eye, and mature to buff yellow. |
| • | Strong sturdy stems won't fall over and if spent flowers are cut back, light reblooming may occur later in the season |
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Strawberry Seduction Yarrow