Botanical Name: Achillea tomentosa
Common Name: Wooly yarrow Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Habit of Growth: Overall Shape a low, mat-forming groundcover with wooly grey leaves; very dense and compact, with finely fuzzy foliage Height to about 4" Spread to 18" Growth Rate slow Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun preferred Soil tolerates most soils; tolerates poor, rocky soils Hardiness Hardy; all zones Morphology: Leaves bi-pinnately compound with dense white fuzzy hair emerging from newest foliage; leaves to 1-1/2" long, 1/8" across Flowers dense clusters of 1/4" yellow composite flowers held 2-3" above foliage; much more compact effect than other Achillea species Fruit tiny achene Propagation: stem cuttings or division; easy but slow Usage: excellent rock garden or small landscape groundcover; very effective in perennial beds and miniature gardens; good in raised planters and as a foreground plant Landscape Care: Watering takes average water but tolerates drought very well after establishment Fertilizing slow release fertilizer in spring Pruning dead head after blooming season – usually in fall Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor Special Conditions/Other Origin: Eastern Europe/Western Asia Family: Asteraceae Notes: |
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