Moonshine Yarrow
Achillea x 'Moonshine'
Easy-to-grow and beautiful perennial with upright, canary-yellow flower clusters. Attractive addition to the landscape in borders or massed plantings. Flowers may be cut and dried for bouquets.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-KIL-lee-a |
| Key feature: | Waterwise |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 24, 26, 28 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Foliage grows to 18-24 inches tall and wide; flowers to 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 0135 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Pruning time: fall.
Design Ideas
An outstanding Mediterranean aromatic for everlasting color in beds and borders. Works nicely in dryland xeriscapes where it matches demands of arid western natives. A traditional component of herb, cutting and knot gardens.
Companion Plants
The canary yellow of this Yarrow looks wonderful with a multitude of colors, such as the violet-blue of Balloon Flower and the gray-green foliage and purple blossoms of French Lavender. For a warmer look, try the scarlet flowers of Avens, other orange blooming Yarrow, and mixed Daylilies.
History
This genus was named for the Greek, Achilles with this species a native perennial of Europe. In the mythical siege of Troy, it is said that yarrow was the plant given by the centaur Chiron to the Greek general, Achilles. It's foliage is a natural coagulant and was used to treat wounds on the battlefield. The genus includes over one hundred species. Achillea x 'Moonshine' is a hybrid of A. taygetea, a native of Greece and A. millefolium, the most common form.
Easy-to-grow and beautiful perennial with upright, canary-yellow flower clusters. Attractive addition to the landscape in borders or massed plantings. Flowers may be cut and dried for bouquets.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Pruning time: fall.
Design Ideas
An outstanding Mediterranean aromatic for everlasting color in beds and borders. Works nicely in dryland xeriscapes where it matches demands of arid western natives. A traditional component of herb, cutting and knot gardens.
Companion Plants
The canary yellow of this Yarrow looks wonderful with a multitude of colors, such as the violet-blue of Balloon Flower and the gray-green foliage and purple blossoms of French Lavender. For a warmer look, try the scarlet flowers of Avens, other orange blooming Yarrow, and mixed Daylilies.
History
This genus was named for the Greek, Achilles with this species a native perennial of Europe. In the mythical siege of Troy, it is said that yarrow was the plant given by the centaur Chiron to the Greek general, Achilles. It's foliage is a natural coagulant and was used to treat wounds on the battlefield. The genus includes over one hundred species. Achillea x 'Moonshine' is a hybrid of A. taygetea, a native of Greece and A. millefolium, the most common form.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a-KIL-lee-a |
| Key feature: | Waterwise |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Mediterranean |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 24, 26, 28 - 45 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Foliage grows to 18-24 inches tall and wide; flowers to 2 ft. tall. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Gray-green |
| Item no.: | 0135 |
