Achillea ptarmica ꞌPeter Cottontailꞌ

Peter Cottontail Yarrow

Achillée ptarmica ꞌPeter Cottontailꞌ
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What’s in a name? When it’s Peter Cottontail, you won’t be surprised to see fluffy, large, ivory-white flowers on this long-blooming perennial! And with its low mounding habit of green foliage, Peter Cottontail adds texture to the garden and is a great companion plant for most perennials. Yarrows thrive in average to poor soil, not in rich soil, which makes plants too tall and floppy. When flowers have faded, cut plants back by half. It may be named after a fictional rabbit, but the real ones tend to leave this plant alone! Drought resistant and attracts pollinators.

Plant details
Category
Perennial
Exposure
SunnyPartial ShadeShade
Rusticity
Zone3
Height
18 to 24 inches
Staggering
28 à 30 inches
Flowering
Early summer to early autumn

What’s in a name? When it’s Peter Cottontail, you won’t be surprised to see fluffy, large, ivory-white flowers on this long-blooming perennial! And with its low mounding habit of green foliage, Peter Cottontail adds texture to the garden and is a great companion plant for most perennials. Yarrows thrive in average to poor soil, not in rich soil, which makes plants too tall and floppy. When flowers have faded, cut plants back by half. It may be named after a fictional rabbit, but the real ones tend to leave this plant alone! Drought resistant and attracts pollinators.

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