(Dwarf Sneezeweed, Sneezewort)

This is a hardy, compact, long-flowering selection of sneezeweed. It blooms with many loose clusters of small gray-white flowers on wayward stems. Thankfully, it is less rambunctious than its larger kin, so it is a good choice for small spaces.

Sneezeweed is a vigorous, spreading, herbaceous perennial, native to northern Europe, southwest Romania, and eastward to Siberia. It has naturalized in North America where it grows in moist meadows.

In spring it forms vigorous clumps of linear...

(Noblessa Sneezeweed, Sneezewort)

(Sneezewort, The Pearl Achillea)

The pretty sneezeweed ‘The Pearl’ is a vigorous, spreading herbaceous perennial that originates from regions in Europe to Siberia. It is markedly more compact than standard sneezeweed and its flowers are fully double and pure white.

In spring it forms vigorous clumps of linear dark green leaves that emit a strong scent when crushed. This cultivar produces many clusters of double white blooms. The small fully double flowers rise from slender leafy stems in summer. Regular deadheading encourages...

(Sneezewort)

Sneezeweed in The Pearl Group vary in size but all have double flowers. These spreading herbaceous perennials originate from regions across Europe and Russia and their fully double flowers are ivory or white. Plants in this group also tend to be more compact than average.

In spring they form vigorous clumps of linear dark green leaves that emit a strong scent when crushed. They produce loose clusters of double white blooms. The small flowers rise from slender leafy stems in summer. Regular...

(Siberian Yarrow)

Achille sibirica is a slender hardy perennial native to the northern regions of North America and the Northern Hemisphere. The plant makes an upright stem with distinctive narrow leaves that have minutely saw-tooted edges, unlike the ferny leaves of many species in the Achillea genus. The flowers have stubby white or pink petals and a prominent yellow center. They grow in a loose cluster at the top of the stem. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

This species prefers full or partial...

(Siberian Yarrow)

Achille sibirica is a slender hardy perennial native to the northern regions of North America and the Northern Hemisphere. The plant makes an upright stem with distinctive narrow leaves that have minutely saw-tooted edges, unlike the ferny leaves of many species in the Achillea genus. The flowers have stubby white or pink petals and a prominent yellow center. They grow in a loose cluster at the top of the stem. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

This species prefers full or partial...

(Siberian Yarrow)

This cultivar, 'Stephanie Cohen,' is a hardy perennial that differs from its parent, Achillea sibirica,in the color of its flower petals, which is a bluish pink. The flowers have yellow centers and are borne in a loose cluster at the top of a single stem. Theleaves are narrow and minutely saw-toothed, unlike the ferny leaves of many species of Achillea. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

Like the species, 'Stephanie Cohen' prefers full or partial sun on well-drained moist soil....

(Siberian Yarrow)

This subspecies of Achillea sibirica, a slender hardy perennial native to the Northern Hemisphere, makes an upright stem with distinctive lance-shaped leaves that have saw-tooted edges. The flowers have stubby white or pink petals and a prominent yellow center. They grow in a loose cluster at the top of the stem. Flowering runs through summer and into early fall.

This species prefers full or partial sun on well-drained moist soil. To make a notable show, group several plants together in a mixed...

(Love Parade Siberian Yarrow, Siberian Yarrow)

Delicate clusters of palest pink flowers blanket this tough perennial in early summer. In spring, the clump-forming 'Love Parade' sends up upright stems lined with glossy dark green leaves. Its long-lasting flowers are lavender pink when they first open and fade to a dirty white as they age. This hardy and resilient plant will continue to flower into early fall, if regularly deadheaded, and is attractive to butterflies.

Siberian yarrow is very easy to grow. Full to partial sun is required...

(Wooly Yarrow)

This Achillea species, also known as Wooly yarrow, is a small hardy perennial from southern Europe and western Asia with distinctive gray-green leaves that are lined with so many chubby leaflets that they look almost wooly. The leaves spread close to the ground in a thick, mussy mat from which flower stems rise, topped with a dense cluster of small yellow flowers. Bloom starts in early summer and continues to early fall.

Wooly yarrow has several uses:it can make a thick, flowering groundcover,...