Achillea millefolium Desert Eve ‘Red Improved’
Achillea Desert Eve 'Red Improved' has brick-red flowers above fragrant, fern-like foliage.
Achillea Desert Eve ‘Red Improved’ has large, flat-topped flower clusters with brick-red flowers above a low mound of highly dissected, fragrant, fern-like foliage. The Desert Eve series has been bread for shorter stems and compact growth that should rise to a little over one foot tall. Yarrow can be sheared back hard after the first bloom to keep the plants clean and encourage rebloom.
Common Name: Yarrow
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
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Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: Yes
Native Habitat: Meadows, pastures, lawns, and other open places on all but the poorest soils.
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