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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Flower Color: Salmon |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Synonyms: [Achillea 'Lachsshönheit'] |
| Parentage: (A. millefolium x A. 'Taygetea') |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Achillea 'Salmon Beauty' (Salmon Yarrow) - This perennial yarrow forms a spreading mat to 3+ feet wide of fern-like, mid-green leaves. The large flat heads, rising 18 inches above the foliage have salmon-pink flowers that fade to creamy yellow beginning in late spring and continuing through summer. Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate regularly. Can withstand summer drought but looks much better when irrigated and grown in full sun. Hardy to at least 0 degrees F. A great accent plant or ground cover that is a good nectar source for butterflies but left alone by deer. 'Salmon Beauty' is sometimes called 'Lachsshonheit', the German name under which is was first named. This is one of the Galaxy Hybrids, a group of hybrids imported from Germany that resulted in crossing Achillea millefolium (pink and red flowered forms) and A. 'Taygetea'. Most of the series vegetatively resemble A. millefolium with mats of pale to dark green, dissected leaves but the larger heads of flowers come from A.'Taygetea'. The name Achillea was named for the Greek mythological character Achilles, who in Homer's Iliad was a student of the centaur Chiron, known for his great knowledge of medicine. Achilles' soldiers in the battle against Troy used yarrow to treat wounds garnering the plant herbal fame and giving it common names such as allheal and bloodwort. Legend had it that the plant sprung from Achilles spear.The specific ephitet millefolium means "thousand-leaf" in reference to its fern-like foliage. This plant received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1999.
The information about Achillea 'Salmon Beauty' displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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