100Pcs   (FL174) Yarrow Cloth of Gold Flower Seeds/ Deer Resistant Perennial Flower/  Bright Parker's Yellow Achillea Fillipendulina

Achillea filipendula 'Parker's Yellow' has vibrant, long-lasting blooms and fragrant silvery foliage. Yarrow is striking in butterfly or flower gardens, in both formal and informal settings. 'Cloth of Gold' has excellent performance. Tolerant of dry, poor soils as well as heat and humidity.

Achillea filipendulina, commonly known as fern-leaf yarrow, is an upright, clump-forming yarrow that is native to the Caucasus, Iran and Afghanistan. Deeply-dissected, 1-2 pinnatifid, hairy, fern-like, aromatic (spicy) green leaves (each leaf to 10" long and divided into as many as 15 pairs of linear-lanceolate toothed segments) form an attractive basal clump of foliage. Tiny, long-lasting, bright golden flowers (yellow rays and yellow discs) appear in dense flattened plate-like compound corymbs (to 4" across) throughout summer on stiff, erect stems rising above the foliage to 3-4' tall.

Genus name is in reference to Achilles, hero of the Trojan Wars in Greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop bleeding and to heal the wounds of his soldiers.

'Cloth of Gold' is a stiff, erect plant which features yellow, plate-like, dense, terminal flower clusters (corymbs) and elegant, deeply-cut, fern-like, deep green leaves. Foliage has a spicy odor when crushed. Good cut or dried flower. Long summer bloom period may be extended by prompt removal of faded flower heads.

Culture

Best grown in lean, dry to medium, well-drained sandy loams in full sun. Does well in average garden soils and tolerates poor soils as long as drainage is good. Avoid heavy clays and moist, rich, fertile soils. Plants tolerate hot and humid summers with some drought. Plants are best sited in locations protected from strong winds. Deadhead spent flower heads to lateral buds to promote additional bloom. Cut plants back to basal leaves after flowering to tidy the planting and to encourage possible additional fall bloom. Divide clumps when they become overcrowded (every 3-4 years). Propagate by seed, cuttings or division.

Flower Specifications

Season: Perennial

USDA Zones: 3 - 10

Height: 18 - 24 inches

Bloom Season: Summer and fall

Bloom Color: White

Environment: Full sun

Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.5 - 6.8

Deer Resistant: Yes

Planting Directions

Temperature: 68F (20 c)

Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days

Light Required: Yes

Depth: Do not cover the seed but press into the soil

Sowing Rate: 6 - 7 seeds per plant

Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination

Plant Spacing: 24 inches

Care & Maintenance: Yarrow