Achillea millefolium Alabaster
Achillea millefolium Alabaster
Achillea millefolium Alabaster
Common Yarrow, Milfoil, Thousand-leaf, Nosebleed plant
Bought in a small size, honestly the packaging is a bit limited for such young plants, so fragile. I planted them, but I'm not sure if they will grow. I think it's better to buy the specific research area size...
Axelle, 18/11/2022
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Description
The 'Alabaster' yarrow is a vigorous and highly floriferous perennial prized for its ever-changing colourful flowering. It forms a bushy clump of aromatic, grey-green leaves, deeply cut to give them a feathery appearance. From late June, numerous umbels of light lemon yellow flowers turning creamy white emerge from the foliage and continue throughout the summer. Yarrow prefers moist and rich soil but can tolerate all well-drained soils. It is exceptionally heat resistant and remains impeccable in all conditions. Exuberant and undemanding, this cottage garden favourite adds a nostalgic charm to informal borders. It is a perennial plant par excellence, resistant and easy to grow in all areas.
Yarrow is a stoloniferous perennial plant native to Europe and Asia Minor, belonging to the Asteraceae family. 'Alabaster' develops a cluster of feathery, matt leaves from spring, reaching a height of 60 cm when in flower. It spreads over 60 cm. The foliage is semi-evergreen, downy, aromatic, and deeply cut into fine strips. The flower head is a slightly rounded, flattened corymb composed of numerous small flower heads. By regularly removing the faded flower heads, the repeat flowering extends from June to September. It tolerates limestone soils, dry soils in summer, and partial shade.
Perennial, hardy, and undemanding, 'Alabaster' yarrow integrates well into a dry meadow with pennisetum, blue asters and lavender, and salmon pink echinaceas. Easy to grow and drought-tolerant, consider using it to cover the base of bushes or to edge a sunny border. In a vibrant mixed border, consider planting it with silver-leaved shrubs like wormwoods, as well as orange, yellow, and cream blooms punctuated with darker accents like Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'. Pair it with plants with slender silhouettes such as red hot pokers, verbena bonariensis, rusty foxgloves, and Phygelius 'African Queen' to enhance the horizontality of its umbels.
This plant has medicinal properties. It can stop bleeding, and its leaves and flowers have healing, stimulating, and fever-reducing effects.
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Botanical data
Achillea
millefolium
Alabaster
Asteraceae
Common Yarrow, Milfoil, Thousand-leaf, Nosebleed plant
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
To plant 'Alabaster' yarrow, any well-drained soil is tolerated, whether it's chalky, dry, or moist. Even clay soils can work if they're healthy and well-amended. This plant prefers full sun but can also grow in partial shade. In cooler climates, it can be planted anytime, but in hot and dry areas, it's best to plant in September-October to establish roots before the next summer. At the end of the season, cut back all vegetation to promote growth in the spring.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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