Achillea nobilis subsp. neilreichii
(Noble Yarrow)
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 70cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a spreading habit and upright stems. Feathery, silvery-green leaves have an oval outline and bipinnatisect lobing. Saucer-shaped flowers are composed of pale primrose yellow petals (ray florets) surrounding a central cluster of Disc florets. The Blooms fade to creamy white with age. The flowers are held in Corymbs atop upright stems and are produced through the summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Single, saucer-shaped flowers are composed of pale primrose yellow ray florets (petals) surrounding a central cluster of yellow disc florets. The blooms turn creamy-white with age. The flowers are held in corymbs atop upright stems and produced from June through August.
Flower colour: Pale yellow, white
Flower shape: Daisy-like, disc and ray florets, in corymbs
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Deeply Divided, silvery-green leaves have an oval outline and bipinnatisect lobing. The leaves have a feathery texture and are Alternately arranged up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oval with bipinnatisect lobing
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.