golden yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
USDA zones6 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Golden yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) is an annual for borders and low maintenance gardens. This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry, sandy or loamy soil. Small, deep-yellow flowers gather in yarrow-like clusters in spring and summer, and butterflies and bees visit them. The stiff, mounded clump has gray-green, finely divided leaves. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It handles drought well.
Pairs well with California brittlebush, Giant chalk dudleya, and Butterfly flower.
Native range
CA.