Achillea 'Terracotta'
(Yarrow 'Terracotta')

Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 75cm or more
Width - 60cm
Location - The Hot Garden

Description: A clump-forming Perennial with a bushy habit. Aromatic, grey-green, feather-like leaves are pinnately Divided with lanceolate to linear leaflets. Many small flowers are composed of pale orange petals (ray florets) surrounding a pale yellow central disc. The Blooms fade to pale yellow with age. The flowers are held in flat Corymbs on sturdy, upright stems and are produced from early summer into early autumn. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.

Flower:

Single saucer-shaped flowers are composed of pale orange ray florets (petals) surrounding a central cluster of pale yellow disc florets. The blooms fade to pale yellow with age. The flowers are held in flat corymbs and are produced from June through September.

Flower colour: Orange, yellow

Flower shape: Disc and ray florets in corymbs

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Aromatic, grey-green leaves are pinnately Divided with small, narrow linear to lanceolate leaflets. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with few on the upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen

Foliage Shape: Pinnately divided with linear to lanceolate leaflets

Propagation:

Division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.