Achillea millefolium ‘Colerado’

The Colorado group is a seed-raised yarrow mix that gives you a range of colours from the same planting — reds, pinks, apricot, yellow, cream, and the occasional white. Flat-topped flower heads sit above aromatic grey-green ferny foliage through summer.

It forms a clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial reaching around 60cm tall and wide. More compact than some older yarrows, so it holds up well without staking.

Full sun and well-drained soil. Very drought-tolerant once established. Excellent in a sunny border, a wildlife garden, or a prairie-style scheme — bees, hoverflies and butterflies work it hard.