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'Firefly Amethyst' Yarrow Achillea hybrid

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
22" 3' 56cm 91cm
Height: 18" - 22"
Spread: 2'8" - 3'
Height: 46cm - 56cm
Spread: 81cm - 91cm
  • 18 - 22 Inches
    32 - 36 Inches
    32 - 36 Inches
    46cm - 56cm
    81cm - 91cm
    81cm - 91cm

    Features

    This variety is no longer available from Proven Winners®. Alternatives include: other Firefly varieties

    Bright lavender pink flowers. Ages to light pink. Billowy habit and broad foliage stays sturdy and upright.

    Drought Tolerant
    Salt Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 22 Inches 46cm - 56cm
    Spacing: 
    32 - 36 Inches 81cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    32 - 36 Inches 81cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Lavender pink, light pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Dried Flower
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid planting in rich soil. Once flowers have faded, cut plant back by half.

    'Firefly Amethyst' Achillea hybrid USPP 32,361, Can PBRAF
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