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Achillea
millefolium 'Lavender Beauty' |
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Yarrow |
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Form: |
Perennial |
Growth habit: |
Upright
with creeping rootstocks |
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Size: |
6" h, in
flower to 2' x 2' w |
Deciduous: |
Evergreen |
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Flowering Season: |
Spring
through Summer |
Growth Rate: |
Fast |
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Flower Color: |
Lavender |
Hardiness: |
Hardy to
10,500' |
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Exposure: |
Full sun to
high shade |
Cultural Uses: |
Medicinal |
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Soil Moisture: |
Semi moist |
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Soil Type: |
Rocky/sandy |
CNPS Status: |
Not Listed |
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Family: |
Asteraceae |
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Distribution: |
Throughout
California, except deserts; Garden selection |
Habitat: |
Adapted to
many habitats |
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Wildlife Value: |
Good
butterfly plant. Seed eating birds will work the
dried flowers |
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Description: |
Aromatic, feathery fern-like leaves.
Flat topped cluster of small flowers. Good cut flower in a meadow
planting or as a lawn substitute where it can be mowed. |
