Desert Eve Red yarrow
Achillea 'Desert Eve Red'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Desert Eve Red' yarrow (Achillea 'Desert Eve Red') is a perennial for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Butterflies and bees visit the fragrant flowers, which open in spring and again in summer. Plants reach 12 to 24 inches tall and wide. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Sea holly, White Swan coneflower, and Elijah Blue blue fescue.