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Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold' |
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| Late May in its second year - creamy rounded budheads |
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Common name |
fern-leaf yarrow |
Family |
asteraceae |
Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-9) |
Flowers |
yellow |
Size |
3' |
Light |
sun |
Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil, drought-tolerant |
From seed |
germinate at room temperature with exposure to light detailed seed-starting info below
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Seed ripens | early August |
Flat-topped golden blooms over finely divided foliage. Compared to the similar 'Schwellenberg' variety, this grows taller and blooms a bit later, a week or two into June. When it first bloomed in its second year (photo at right) it still seemed like a refined plant, but in years since it has gone wild, growing with great vigor - and, I'm afraid, with a tendency to flop a bit. But its cheerful yellow flowers in early summer are hard to beat, and combine well with nearby purples and blues.
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| Holds its own through winter: this photo taken in early February |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
- Seed from T&M '04 (via trade). Baggy 70F with light (84+%G, 3-5d)
- Seed from '07 garden. Baggy 70F with light (good germination, 3-5d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (good germination, 6-12d)
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