| Description | An Achilles millefolium cultivar with rose flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ak-i-LEE-ah)(mil-lee-FO-le-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry once establish, grows floppy in moist conditions |
| Soil & Site | average, not rich |
| Flowers | deep rose flowers are actually a flat terminal corymbs of small 1/4" flowers |
| Leaves | simple, dark green, finely divided giving them a fern-like texture and strongly aromatic, larger basal leaves have long petioles and the smaller upper leaves are sessile. |
| Stems | spreads by rhizomes |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 2 feet, space 18 inches on center, mat-like growth habit |
| Maintenance | flower stalks are weak and tend to flop, after flowering shear back the plants, plant will form a dense mat of foliage, aggressive spreaders especially in moist rich soils |
| Propagation | Very easy by division. The cultivars may not come true from seed |
| Native Site | The species plant Common Yarrow (Achillea milefolium) is native to Europe and Western Asia and considered to be a weed in many areas. |
| Misc Facts | The species plants have been in cultivation prior to 1440 and used as a herbal remedy for many aliments. The Greek name honors Achilles a warrior of the Trojan wars. |
| Author's Notes | I have grown many different varieties of Achillea millefolium. There seems to be a few secrets to successfully growing them. Avoid rich, moist, poorly drained soils and plant in a full sun site. Also cut back hard after the bloom fades. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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