2025-09-10-16-28 'Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta')
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Yarrow 'Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta') is a charming perennial that brings warmth and liveliness to the garden. It is especially popular in rock gardens and dry perennial beds.
- Great for pollinators, attracts butterflies and bees
- Suitable for fresh and dried flower arrangements
- Beautiful alongside plants like silver-leaved periwinkle, lavender, or blue spiked flowers
- Height about 60–90 cm, upright and branching
- Flowers, orange blooms that gradually fade to yellow as the flowering season progresses
- Leaves finely divided, gray-green, aromatic
- Flowering period from July to September – long and showy bloom
- Light, prefers a sunny spot
- Dry or fresh, well-draining, nutrient-poor sandy soil
- Very low-maintenance, tolerates heat and drought well
- Spreads via short runners but stays manageable



