Drought, Xeric & Dry Soil Plants

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  • Achillea clypeolata Balkan yarrow

    Erect, fern-like clumps of striking silver foliage. Mustard yellow platter flowers in summer.

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    Achillea clypeolata Balkan yarrow  Z 3-9
    Erect, fern-like, thick clumps of striking silver foliage. Mustard yellow platter flowers in summer. I first saw this plant at the harbor garden in Port Washington about 6 AM one fall morning. The foliage was so arresting it stopped me in my tracks.

    Size: 18" x 24"
    Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil. Deer and drought tolerant
    Native: Balkans

    Collected before 1804. The Balkan yarrow is known to attract butterflies with its Yellow Flowers.

  • Achillea filipendulina Fernleaf Yarrow

    Mustardy-gold saucers

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    Achillea filipendulina  Fernleaf yarrow   Z 4-8

    Mustardy-gold saucers top 3′ tall erect stems from early through late summer. One of the best dried flowers.

    Size: 3’-4’ x 30”
    Care: Full sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil, drought tolerant & deer resistant.
    Native: Caucasus

    Introduced to gardens in 1804 when it was sent from the Caucasus Mountains to Europe. 1800’s in America.

  • Achillea tomentosa Woolly yarrow Z 4-8

    Lemony colored flower heads from June to September, wooly foliage

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    Achillea tomentosa  Woolly yarrow   Z 4-8
    Lemony colored flower heads from June to September, wonderful, wooly foliage. Good in front of the border or on rock gardens.

    Size: 8” x 12”
    Care: Full sun in moist to dry soil, will rebloom if deadheaded. Drought tolerant & deer resistant
    Native: Southern to Eastern Europe
    Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

    Grown in English gardener Tradescant the Elder’s garden 1630. “A splendid plant with fern like foliage and rich golden-yellow flower heads.” H.H. Thomas, 1915.

    This item may not be available for shipping. Please email bettya@heritageflowerfarm.com to check availability for purchase.

  • Acinos alpinus syn. Calamintha alpina Satureia alpina

    Reddish purple flowers all summer and fall

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    Acinos alpinus syn. Calamintha alpina syn. Clinopodium alpina   Satureia   Alpine basil thyme, Rock thyme  Z 5-10
    Reddish purple flowers bloom on cushions all summer and fall – “long and late season of bloom.” Foster

    Size: 4-6”x 8”
    Care: sun in well-drained soil
    Native: European mountains - Alps and Pyrenees

    Collected before 1753.
    Common name for its aromatic foliage. It has been used to reduce excessive sweating and fever.  Also, leaves may be brewed for tea.