fern-leaf yarrow
Achillea filipendulina
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Fern-leaf yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Yellow flowers rise above gold and green leaves and draw butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. This fast-growing clump also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Blanket flower, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Rubenza cosmos.
Native range
Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, and central Asia.