I planted “Cloth of Gold” yellow yarrow around 5 years ago in my garden in Phoenix Arizona (very hot and dry desert). I stop watering the garden midway through summer because of the extreme heat and it goes dormant, then regrows with a vengeance from the root. It also makes a lot of volunteers I can give away, and occasionally I divide the root. I really recommend it as a garden plant.
For those of you who like a strong pop of colour in your garden borders, I have the bright yellow Moonshine planted with a magenta rose variety that flowers just a little later but they still have a long overlap period. I think it’s Saucy Seduction and wowser - what a combo!!!
I do love Achilleas! I have got big nice clumps of Pretty Belinda, Salmon Beauty, Gold Plate and Coronation Gold. I personally find most Achilleas do best in full sun with plenty of spaces to grow on; otherwise they would flop over terribly. If you tuck them behind in a rather crowded border where there are many plants around, Achilleas would find their ways trying poke their flat heads out between gaps searching for the sunshine.
I’ve been really interested in trying ‘Firefly Peach’ from Proven Winners (in the US). Supposedly they are more upright and strong growers, and the color is perfect.
Me, three! Haven’t been able to find it locally yet in the Toronto area. Hoping it’s more widely available next year. I may order some of the older Terracotta variety for now (looked at a tall Apricot one that looked similar to Firefly but didn’t jump on it fast enough and they’re now sold out).
I have Moonshine and a Ruby red achillea that are performing well in our drought conditions at our summer cottage. Pender Harber BC, Canada. Good videos and thanks for the other forms to look for.
We planted three of the pearl variety a few years ago. They are beautiful, but wow do they spread. We have to come out a ways from the center of each plant every spring and dig out many roots to control it.
Rosie, great video as always. I love achillea…grew a mix seed packet and am slowly weeding out the ‘muddy white’ ones, but love the others. But they FLOP so much…I hate propping up plants. Can I Chelsea chop these (or Hampton hack!) so they hold themselves better. Or maybe move them so are held up by other planting?
They have decided to pop up in the block paving! Lovely dark colours so I’m trying to get a bit of root up so I can relocate them. Flowering well. They seem to love it dry…
I have moonshine Rosie and it’s beautiful this year x if I save the seed does it need cold stratification and will they flower in the first year x thanks Kim 🌸
Hi Rosy, thanks for the video. I am a big achillea fan, but I have a couple of questions. I have a single flowering Achillea ptarmica, which is probably a native variety in Finland. I put it in good soil and it became huge. What is the good time to divide it? I have a variety of others, like Peter Cottontail (which I absolutely love) and millefolium types in different colours. For some reason achillea millefolium Terracotta disappeared last winter and Achillea filipendulina is also struggling, while others thrive. What may be the problem? They are winter hardy in Finland and they are all in good soil in the same border, but others did not survive, while others did. Any tips for overwintering them in the future?
I have the opposite problem. I need to get rid of my yarrow. I don't where I got it but it is white and two feet tall. I have tried to smother and it just comes back. Suggestions? I have moved a few pieces of it to another bed that it would fine in.
@@pansepot1490 It does grow by riozoms so I am covering with a black bag to smother for the rest of the season. I tried torching it and didn't kill it. 😳
Yarrow totally took over my garden and escaped into the lawn where I can't get rid of it. It lays very short and flat. I had to dig it up in the garden and pull every single rhizome over a couple of years. Nothing seems to kill it off in the grass.
