''Achillea filipendulina'', the yarrow, fernleaf yarrow, milfoil, or nosebleed, is an Asian
species of
flowering plant in the
sunflower family,
native
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to central and southwestern Asia (
Kazakhstan,
Afghanistan,
Pakistan,
Iran,
Iraq,
Turkey,
Caucasus).
[Flora of Pakistan, V. 207 Page 41 ''Achillea filipendulina'' Lam.]
/ref> It is also naturalized in parts of Europe and North America.
Description
A herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
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perennial, it grows high, with fern-like foliage. The leaves
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are linear, pinnate, lobed and serrated, hairy and rough. The flowers are arranged in corymbs, or panicles
A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are o ...
, of a complex character; they are very large, often across. The smaller corymbs are arched or convex, causing the cluster or compound corymb to present an uneven surface. In the species the small flowers are of rich 'old gold' yellow colour, and are very rigid, almost hard. The flowering period is mid to late summer.[
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Cultivation
''Achillea filipendulina'' is cultivated in temperate regions as a flowering ornamental plant. Ordinary garden loam and other soils support its growth. It is best grown in full sun, and is drought tolerant when established. Propagation is by seed or root division in spring.
The species has generally been superseded by numerous improved cultivars
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, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
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History
The Award of Garden Merit ...
:-
* 'Coronation Gold'
* 'Credo'
* 'Cloth of Gold'
* 'Gold Plate'
* 'Heidi'
* 'Hella Glashoff'
* 'Lachsschönheit' (Galaxy Series)
*''Achillea'' × ''lewisii'' 'King Edward'
*'Lucky Break'
* 'Martina'
*'Mondpagode'
*''Moonshine'
* 'Summerwine'
References
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*This article incorporates text from the Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers
''Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers — Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies'' is a horticulture
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by John Wood, a publication now in the public domain.
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filipendulina
Flora of Asia
Garden plants of Europe
Drought-tolerant plants
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck