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Achillea millefolium The Beacon * The Beacon Yarrow

The soft green leaves of Achillea The Beacon will tolerate foot traffic. Traffic is not so good for the flowers but brings up the scent of the fragrant foliage. The Achillea The Beacon flowers are a brilliant red with yellow centers. Achillea The Beacon will bloom in Spring and much of the Summer. The flowering season can readily be extended by removing the spent flower stalks. Yarrows are hardy in a significant drought but like a little water now and again and will look much better for it. I use Achillea The Beacon in a perennial border or massed to give a brilliant hot spot for a garden with warm colors. Achillea millefolium varieties make an excellent grass substitute for a lawn and germinate readily from seed. Achillea The Beacon is a nectar source for the Variable Checkerspot Butterfly Northern White Skipper, Mormon Metalmark, California Common Ringlet, and the Painted Lady Butterfly and is a great addition to the butterfly garden.

Achillea The Beacon, The Beacon Yarrow

Flowers and foliage of Achillea The Beacon the The Beacon Yarrow. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.

A list of the Yarrow's featured on this site:
Achillea Apple Blossom * Apple Blossom Yarrow
Achillea Cerise Queen * Cerise Queen Yarrow
Achillea clavennae * Silver Yarrow
Achillea Desert Paprika * Desert Paprika Yarrow
Achillea filipendulina Coronation Gold * Coronation Gold Yarrow
Achillea Hoffnung * Hoffnung Yarrow
Achillea kellereri * Keller's Yarrow
Achillea lanulosa * Mountain Yarrow
Achillea Moonshine * Moonshine Yarrow
Achillea Paprika * Paprika Yarrow
Achillea Pomegranate * Pomegranate Yarrow
Achillea ptarmica * Pearl Yarrow
Achillea Salmon Beauty * Salmon Beauty Yarrow
Achillea Sonoma Coast * Sonoma Coast Yarrow
Achillea Terracotta Terracotta Yarrow
Achillea The Beacon * The Beacon Yarrow
Achillea tomentosa * Woolly Yarrow