Colorado Mix Yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Colorado Mix Yarrow'
USDA zones8 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Colorado Mix Yarrow' (Achillea millefolium 'Colorado Mix Yarrow') is an herb for borders, cut flowers, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It blooms from early to late summer and draws butterflies and bees. The fragrant plants grow 24 to 30 inches tall. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Magnus coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, and Catmint.