Achillea Mil. Cerise Queen 1 gal

Cerise Queen Yarrow

Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'

Height: 32 inches

Spread: 24 inches

Sunlight: full sun

Hardiness Zone: 2a

Description:

A lovely, fast growing perennial with an upright mounded habit; featuring ferny green leaves and dark rose colored blooms during the summer months; perfect addition to garden beds, borders and fresh cut arrangements

Ornamental Features

Cerise Queen Yarrow is smothered in stunning rose flat-top flowers with tan eyes at the ends of the stems from early to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive tomentose ferny leaves remain grayish green in colour throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Cerise Queen Yarrow is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a high maintenance plant that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

Spreading
Self-Seeding
Cerise Queen Yarrow is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Mass Planting
Border Edging
General Garden Use
Groundcover
Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
Container Planting