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Late May in its second year - creamy rounded budheads

Holds its own through winter: this photo taken in early February Common name fern-leaf yarrow Family asteraceae Life cycle perennial (Z3-9) Flowers yellow Size 3' Light sun Cultural notes ordinary garden soil, drought-tolerant From seed germinate at room temperature with exposure to light detailed seed-starting info below Seed ripens early August Flat-topped golden blooms over finely divided foliage. Our first time trying this variety of yarrow. Compared to the similar 'Schwellenberg' variety, this grows taller and blooms a bit later, a week or two into June.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: the lane, orchard nursery area

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2005. Seed from T&M '04 (via trade). Baggy 70F with light (84+%G, 3-5d)
2008. Seed from '07 garden. Baggy 70F with light (good germination, 3-5d)

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