Achillea x 'Terracotta' - Yarrow cultivar

Sizes available: Landscape plug (72 size - available 5/14/26), pre-orders are welcome. These landscape plugs are small, well-rooted plants, but I recommend potting them up and growing them on for 4-12 weeks prior to planting in the garden.

Basics: zones 3-8, 24" x 24", full sun, summer blooms start out as peachy orange and mature to a darker, warm bronze and yellow tones, grows best in well-drained lean soils. Drought tolerant.

Common names: Yarrow

Family: Asteraceae

Origin/Distribution: Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, is native to temperate regions of North America (including Maine), Europe, and Asia, and has also naturalized extensively outside its circumboreal native range. Achillea filipendulina, Fern-leaf yarrow, is native to Central Asia, the Caucasus, Iran, and Afghanistan. 'Terracotta' is a cultivar developed by German nurseryman Ernst Pagels. 

Habitat: meadows, fields, open woodlands, disturbed areas. 

More: This is my favorite yarrow cultivar because it ages so beautifully. It makes an excellent cut flower both fresh or dried. It is very attractive to numerous pollinators and has aromatic fern-like foliage. Deer resistant, rabbit resistant, and moderately salt tolerant. According to New Moon Nursery yarrow is a phytoremediator for Cadmium. A. millefolium has a long history of medicinal use. 

Nursery: Landscape plugs from North Creek Nursery

Image credits: North Creek Nursery