Achillea tomentosa | Wooly Yarrow | Groundcover
Achillea tomentosa belongs to the plant family COMPOSIT and Genus Achillea This Groundcover prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Achillea tomentosa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Achillea tomentosa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Achillea tomentosa wooly yarrow is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Achillea tomentosa can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It prefers dry soils. Wooly yarrow tolerates occasional periods of drought.
Achillea tomentosa will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Achillea tomentosa is a perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
The Complete Botanica published by Crescent Bloom
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.