species
Achillea filipendulina
Fernleaf yarrow
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Achillea filipendulina is a perennial in the family Asteraceae, also known as Fernleaf yarrow, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from June to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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