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Achillea


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moderate
Sunset Zones: 1-24, 26, 28-45
Scientific Names

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Achillea is a genus of about 85 flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae, commonly referred to as yarrow. They occur in Europe and temperate areas of Asia. A few grow in North America. These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves.

These plants show large, flat clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem. These flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red. A number of species are popular garden plants.


Read about Achillea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Achillea (its virtues said to have been discovered by Achilles). Compositae. Includes Ptarmica. About 100 species, some of which are hardy herbaceous border and alpine perennials of easy culture.

Leaves simple or compound, often ternate: fl.-heads small, corymbose or racemose; receptacle nearly flat or convex, chaffy; ray fls. pistillate, fertile, the rays white or pink; disk fls. perfect, fertile.

Most of the achilleas can be grown in ordinary garden soil, preferring open sunlight and well-drained situations. Some are alpine or sub-alpine and require rock-garden conditions. These are indicated under the individual species. Dwarf kinds make carpets in dry, sunny places; large kinds suitable for wild gardens.CH


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Cultivation

Achillea calendar?
January:
February: sow
March: sow
April: transplant
May: divide
June: flowering
July: flowering
August: flowering
September: flowering
October:
November:
December:
Notes:
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Propagation

Propagation in spring by division, cuttings and seeds: chipfly by the first method and easily accomplishedCH.

Pests and diseases

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Achillea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera which feed on Achillea.

Species

 
Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendula)
 
Achillea asplenifolia
 
Silvery Yarrow (Achillea clavenae)
 
Purple yarrow
 
White yarrow
 
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
 
Sweet Yarrow (Achillea ageratum)


Read about Achillea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

A. Ageratum, Linn. Fla. yellow. Eu.—A. ageratifolia, Benth. & Hook. (Anthemis Aizoon). Tufted, woolly, silvery gray: fls. white. May, June. Alps.—A. asplenifolia. Vent. Lvs. pinnate, smooth: fls. white. There is a red-fld. form. N. Amer.—A. atrata, Linn. Dwarf, tufted, aromatic: radical lvs. petiplate; cauline lvs. pinnatisect: fls. white. Alps.—A. aurea. Lam. Fls. golden yellow, the seeds stipitate: lvs. woolly. Aug., Sept. S. Eu. : Chrysanthemum achilleaefolium (which see).—A. decolorans, Schrad. Lvs. undivided: fls. pale yellow. July. Eu.—A. Herbarota, All. Dwarf, tufted, aromatic alpine: lvs. undivided, serrate: fls. white. May, June.—A. ligustica, All. Lvs. pinnatind: fls. white. Eu., Orient.—A. moschata. Jacq. Lvs. smooth, pinnately parted, lobes uncut: fls. white. Eu.—A. nana, Linn. Dwarf, hairy, woolly, aromatic: lvs. pinnatisect: fls. white. Spring. Eu. Used in making Chartreuse.—A. odorata, Linn. Lvs. pinnatisect; lobes cut: fls. white.—A. pectinata, Willd. Fls. pale yellow.—A. rupestris, Huter. Lvs. 1/2in. long, linear-spatulate, entire. S. Italy. B.M. 6905.—A. santolinoides. Lag. 1 ft.: lvs. pinnatisect, hairy-woolly: fls. white. July. Spain.—A. serrata, Retz. Lvs. pinnatifid, woolly: fls. white. Siberia(?).—A. Siehana, Hort. Fls. golden yellow, fragrant. Asia Minor.—A. umbellata, Sibth. Very woolly rock plant, 4-5 in.: lvs. pinnatifid; lobes oblong, bluntish, entire or serrate: fls. white. June. Greece.—A. valesiaca. Stein. Lvs. pinnately parted: fls. white. June-Aug. Eu. Other trade names are A. corymbosa, A. transylvanica and A. Huteri; none is known in hort. or botanical literature. N. Taylor CH


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