Achillea millefolium Moonshine (Yarrow)

(Cara Mia™ Series) Masses of double lemon-yellow flowers that, once fully bloomed, resemble puffballs, grow tall above deep green foliage. Rapid growth rate.

Use as cut or dried flowers. Be sure to keep some flowers in the garden over winter, as the blackened seedheads provide cold-season garden interest, as well as food for finches and other winter birds.

Blooms early to late summer
1.5-2.5 ft tall x 2-2.5 ft spread
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Fragrant

Dense tufts of fine, deep metallic blue blades form a compact mound, with upright flower plumes of beige appearing in the summer. The leaves retain their colour all season. Fast growth rate.

Blooms early spring to mid-summer
0.5-1 ft tall x 0.5-1 ft spread
Heat tolerant
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Tolerant to juglone
Salt tolerant

(Sunset™ Series) These daisy-like flowers don petals that are bright yellow at the tips and fade midway down to a watermelon-pink eye, and bloom from a burgundy centre. They grow on thin stems with sparse grey-green leaves in a bushy habit. Fast growth rate.

Blooms early summer to early fall
1-1.5 ft tall x 1-1.5 ft spread
Attracts butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Heat tolerant
Groundcover
High salt tolerance

This herbaceous perennial features large flower heads consisting of bright white rays around a large golden yellow centre on tall thin stems and foliage of dark green coarsely toothed leaves. Moderate growth rate. Compact dwarf habit.

Blooms early summer
1 ft tall x 2 ft spread
HARDY to -20°F (-28.9°C)
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Rebloomer

(Sugar Buzz® Series) This perennial features dark buds topped with cherry red flowers that grow on fragrant dark green foliage. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms mid-summer
2 ft tall x 2 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Fragrant
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Tolerant to juglone

Masses of bright yellow ray flowers with dark brown centres bloom on bright green, hairy foliage in a compact, dwarf habit. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms early to late summer
1-1.5 ft tall x 1 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Drought tolerant
Deer and rabbit resistant
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds