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Achillea millefolium californica

Yarrow.

Santa Margarita, CA
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One Gallon 0 $ 6.99
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One Gallon 23 --
Western Yarrow is a small perennial that spreads by rhizomes. It varies by locale from 1-4'. The cream-colored (off-white?) flowers are in 3- 4"clusters. It's native to the western U.S. and is drought tolerant, swamp tolerant., somewhat alkali tolerant. Yarrow is native on the nursery property growing in the shade of Quercus douglasii, with Lonicera interrupta and Stipa lepida (Nassella lepida) in sandy loam to clay, north slope to south slope. Give full sun near coast, part shade inland. In the Big Sur area this Yarrow can be found right on the coastal bluff. (Achillea borealis ssp. californica (Munz))

Achillea millefolium californica tolerates alkaline soil, sand, clay, seasonal flooding, high traffic(people walking on it) and deer.
Achillea millefolium californica is great for a butterfly garden.
Achillea millefolium californica's foliage color is lt-green and type is stressdeciduous.
Achillea millefolium californica's flower color is white.

Communities for Achillea millefolium californica:Alkali Sink, Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand, Valley Grassland, Coastal Prairie, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest and Central Oak Woodland.

ph: 4.00 to 8.00
usda: 5 to 10
height[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
width[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
rainfall[cm]: 48.00 to 102.00

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