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Very pleasant in the garden, Achilleas bloom cheerfully in flat umbels of various colours. The word that best characterises them is simplicity: in appearance, cultivation, and maintenance. Generosity too, as they flower for a long time, at least 2 to 3 months, spanning two seasons. In full sun or partial shade and in well-drained soil, they withstand the onslaught of heat and drought.
Discover our favourite varieties among the many species and cultivars in our catalogue. Feel free to mix them, as Achilleas look lovely in groups and many of their colours complement each other beautifully, creating a cheerful palette.
Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
A well-known and appreciated variety, Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’ offers beautiful vibrant colours. Its numerous head-like clusters with yellow centres are red at blooming and then evolve over the flowering period to a softer paprika orange. It features abundant dark green matte leaves. Vigorous, it reaches 60 cm in height when in flower at ripeness and spreads at least 50 cm. It flowers profusely from June to October.
For a vibrant combination, plant this yarrow alongside acid green Euphorbias, Eremurus ‘Pinokkio’, and golden grasses. Add the dark spikelets of a Sanguisorba and sow some annual Cosmos seeds.
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
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Very compact, the Achillea millefolium ‘Desert Eve Deep Rose’ is part of a series of colourful, dense, early and floriferous Achilleas. It reaches 40 cm in all directions at ripeness, remaining well bushy. It blooms early, from May to August. Its inflorescences, measuring about 10 cm in diameter, explore a range of pinks, varying from fuchsia to candy pink, with a hint of cream yellow at the centre of its heads. The dark green foliage beautifully highlights the colour of the flowers.
Plant this achillea at the edge of a flowerbed to showcase its array of colours, in combination with lovely single-stemmed and upright perennials such as Knautia macedonica, Echinaceas, and Agastache ‘Black Adder’.
Achillea ‘Desert Eve Rose’
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Achillea millefolium 'Peachy Seduction'
Issue of the Seduction series, Achillea millefolium ‘Peachy Seduction’ offers, as its name suggests, flowers of a lovely peach pink, intense salmon pink when they open, which then evolve into a very soft orange pink. They fade to a rosy cream after a very long flowering period, lasting from June to October. Its flattened and slightly domed corymbs, measuring 7 cm in diameter, rise well above the foliage at a height of 60-70 cm, with a spread of at least 50 cm.
To complement this palette of salmon pink and cream, plant alongside it some Avens with lovely orange hues like Geum ‘Mai Tai’, a white Echinacea with a green centre like Echinacea purpurea ‘Virgin’, a blue Thistle, for example Eryngium ‘Jos Eijking’, as well as Sedums with purple foliage.
Achillea millefolium ‘Peachy Seduction’
Achillea ptarmica 'Snowball'
Here is a white variety with lovely double flowers: Achillea ptarmica ‘Boule de Neige’ is a beautiful, vigorous, and floriferous Yarrow. As if covered in snowflakes, it bursts into numerous white pom-poms in summer, from July to September. With its fine dark green foliage, the plant reaches 60 cm in height and 40 cm in width. Unlike Achillea millefolium, Yarrow prefers cool to moist, non-calcareous soils.
Accompany this white yarrow in a fresh soil mass or near water features with perennials that enjoy the same conditions. Consider the elegant Filipendulas, Veronicastrums, Ferns, and Brunneras.
Achillea ptarmica ‘Boule de Neige’
Achillea millefolium 'Hannelore Pahl'
Softness and pastels for Achillea millefolium ‘Hannelore Pahl’, which blooms in apricot umbels and fades to straw yellow. In summer, from July to September, its corymbs unfold in a shimmering and gentle gradation. It forms a tall clump of 80 cm in flower, with a spread of 60 cm. Its grey-green, matte foliage does not exceed 20 cm in height.
In a bright border, pair it with blue Asters and Lavenders. Add Carex comans ‘Bronze Form’ and orange Kniphofias. Dot with intense blue from Nigella ‘Midnight Blue’ seeds. This will create a beautiful contrast of colours, as blue and orange are complementary on the colour wheel, enhancing each other.
Achillea millefolium ‘Hannelore Pahl’
Achillea millefolium 'Walter Funcke'
Another Yarrow in vibrant orange tones, this time the Achillea millefolium ‘Walter Funcke’ offers a festival of warm hues. It evolves gradually during its flowering from orange to reddish-orange, tinged with coral, then accented by brick red, and finally softening to peachy yellow to cream. Its corymbs, measuring 7 cm in diameter, are held high on a plant that reaches 60 cm in height and 40 cm in width, blooming from June to October, enhanced by grey-green foliage.
Such a variety of colours in a single plant inspires combinations! Use this yarrow in rockeries, as a border in a naturalistic bed, alongside Dahlias, bulbs of Allium sphaerocephalon, clumps with white spikes of Pennisetum orientale ‘Tall Tails’, and the lovely Scabiosa caucasica ‘Perfecta’.
Achillea millefolium ‘Walter Funcke’
Achillea millefolium 'Desert Eve Terracotta'
Derived from a series of selected yarrow for being compact, early-flowering, floriferous, and vividly coloured, Achillea millefolium ‘Desert Eve Terracotta’ indeed blooms early from May through to August, even September. With a lovely burnt caramel to orange hue, accented with yellow touches, its flowers have the great advantage of not fading in the sun. The plant, compact and bushy, reaches 40 cm in all directions at ripeness. Its fine foliage is dark green. Its large umbels are 10 cm wide.
Take advantage of its small size and density to plant it in a pot where it will require little care. Add some hardy geraniums and spikelets of Briza media.
Achillea ‘Desert Eve Terracotta’
Achillea taygeata
The species Achillea taygetea, native to Greece, is relatively unknown but deserves your attention! Against a backdrop of silver-grey-green foliage, its umbels range from soft yellow to sulphur yellow and light lemon yellow. Vigorous, it is more or less evergreen in winter. It reaches a height of 50 cm when in flower and spreads to about 40 cm, rather slowly. It blooms from June to September, with its flattened and slightly domed corymbs measuring 5 to 8 cm in diameter.
Place it in a rockery with Thymes, an Immortelle, Santolines, and small brown Euphorbias.
Achillea taygetea
Achillea millefolium 'White Beauty'
Much simplicity and elegance for the Achillea millefolium ‘White Beauty’. With its elegant shape, its umbels are very flat, and its heads are a pure white, highlighted by a subtle butter yellow eye. Its finely cut, green foliage forms a compact tuft. The plant reaches 60 cm (in flower) in all directions quickly, from the third year after planting. It blooms from July to September.
To pair it, you can incorporate it into an all-white scene with Gauras, a Euphorbia characias ‘Glacier Blue’ with variegated white foliage, an Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’, and Armeria pseudarmeria ‘Ballerina White’.
Achillea millefolium ‘White Beauty’
Achillea millefolium 'Excel'
The Achillea millefolium ‘Excel’ delights us with its soft, slightly cool colour, leaning towards blue. From June to September, it is adorned with large umbels in shades of pink: bright, violet, or soft as the days go by. With a bold green foliage, standing 20 to 25 cm tall, the plant reaches 60 cm in height when in flower, with a spread of approximately 50 cm. Its corymbs are large, measuring 7 cm in diameter.
Plant this pink Yarrow in groups with Yarrow of other colours: white Yarrow, cherry-coloured, soft yellow, and apricot, for example.
Achillea millefolium ‘Excel’
Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'
The aptly named Achillea millefolium ‘Red Velvet’ boasts stunning velvet-red flowers, beautifully complemented by its dark green feathery foliage. Its rich colour does not fade over time. The plant reaches about 60 cm in all directions when in flower, with corymbs measuring 10 cm in diameter. The generous flowering of this red yarrow lasts from June to October.
Surround it with blues as intense as its red: Eryngium zabelii ‘Big Blue’, Salvia nemerosa ‘Mainacht’. Add touches of fuchsia or plum flowers like certain Cosmos or Knautias.
Achillea millefolium ‘Red Velvet’
Achillea filipendulina 'Cloth of Gold'
Remarkable, Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’ is for its size: 1.20 m in height when in flower. It is also notable for its majestic appearance with its umbels held high above the foliage. Its colour is striking: a golden yellow, shining in the sun, just like its green-grey foliage that glimmers with silver. This yellow yarrow blooms from July to September. Its clump is compact, measuring no more than 50 to 60 cm in spread, making its footprint reasonable given its height.
Pair this tall specimen with the high spikes of a Stipa gigantea, an Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, and a tall Agastache ‘Serpentine’ that reaches 1.5 m in height.
Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’
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