About the Yarrow
- Summer Pastel :
The Yarrow ‘Summer Pastel’, Achillea
sibirica, is an upright wide range of pastel
flowers that blooms from June through
September. The flower colors range from
pink, rose, orange-red, purple, gray, salmon
and mauve. ‘Summer Pastel’ Yarrow was an All
America Selections winner in 1990, and truly
one of the most exciting varieties to be
added to the Yarrow family. The flower heads
are 3-4” wide, with a spread of 18-24” and a
height of 24”.
'Summer Pastel' Yarrows make a great
addition to any perennial garden, for mass
plantings, borders, naturalized settings and
cottage gardens. This Yarrow can tolerate
poor soil conditions, but does best in lean,
dry to medium wet, well-drained soil. (Avoid
heavy clays and moist, rich, fertile soils.)
Yarrow should be planted in full sun and is
tolerant to hot humid summers. Remove faded
flowers to encourage more growth and divide
every 3-4 years. For an attraction to
butterflies, deer and rabbit resistant, one
can’t go wrong with this plant.
