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Products > Achillea 'Cameo'
 
Achillea 'Cameo' - Cameo Yarrow
  

 
Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers)
Origin: Garden Origin
Flower Color: Peach
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Parentage: (A. millefolium hybrid)
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 2-3 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Deer Tolerant: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F
Achillea 'Cameo' (Cameo Yarrow) - A green-foliaged perennial. Soft pastel peach flower heads touched with mauve arise in spring and summer, prefers full sun, and low summer watering. Grows to about 2 to 3 feet tall and slowly spreads. 'Cameo' has a larger flower than most of the Achillea millefolium hybrids. Cold hardy to <15 degrees F. A Montery Bay introduction in 1998. Good nectar source for butterflies.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.