| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Plant Height: | 12 - 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 24 inches |
| Leaves: | Fragrant |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Brick-red flowers that age to rusty terracotta orange, then creamy yellow |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer P (Phosphorus) K (Potassium) Fe (Iron) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Underground rhizomes |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Parentage: | Achillea millefolium x Achillea taygetea |
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