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Achillea filipendulina
Also called Fern Leaf Yarrow, Fern Leaved Yarrow, Fernleaf Yarrow
A perennial yarrow from Asia with fern-like leaves and large flat heads of gold-yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Give it full sun and well-drained soil, and it will tolerate drought once established.
Achillea filipendulina, the yarrow, fernleaf yarrow, milfoil, or nosebleed, is an Asian species of flowering plant in the sunflower family.
Achillea filipendulina is cultivated in temperate regions as a flowering ornamental plant. Ordinary garden loam and other soils support its growth. It is best grown in full sun, and is drought tolerant when established. Propagation is by seed or root division in spring.
The species has generally been superseded by numerous improved cultivars, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
The species is native to central and southwestern Asia (Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus). It is also naturalized in parts of Europe and North America.
Achillea aegyptiaca · Yarrow · Sweet-Nancy · Cottonweed · Yarrow · Sneezewort · Yellow Milfoil
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Achillea filipendulina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
