Yarrow 'Skysail'
Yarrow 'Skysail'

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3.5" Perennial
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Yarrow 'Skysail'

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$3.50
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Inject a rich, sun-baked desert sunset aesthetic into your landscaping with this modern breeding masterpiece. Achillea millefolium 'Skysail' showcases massive, wide, flat-topped flower clusters that stand completely upright on exceptionally strong, rigid stems. Floating like vibrant, colourful landing pads above a neat, highly aromatic mound of ultra-fine, feathery fern-like foliage, these spectacular blooms gently shift in tone as they age to create an unforgettable, multi-tonal watercolour effect across your garden.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

10" - 14" H x 14" - 16" W

Zone:

3-9

Watering:

Low

Type:

Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Fast

Light:

Full Sun

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Common Yarrow, Milfoil, Soldier's Woundwort, and Skysail Yarrow

Scientific Name:

Achillea millefolium 'Skysail' Series

Type:

Compact Perennial / Pollinator Landing Pad / Drought-Tolerant Filler

Growth Details:

Mature Size: 10" - 14" H x 14" - 16" W

Growth Habit: Compact, upright, and clumping.

Form: Neat, bushy, flat-topped mounds with strong, non-flopping flower spires.

Growth Rate: Fast.

Flowering Time: Late spring through to late summer (typically May to September).

Flower Colour: Available across the series in intensely saturated colours, including golden yellow fading to butter ('Skysail Yellow'), scarlet red fading to orange-pink ('Skysail Fire'), and bright, multi-toned magenta ('Skysail Bright Pink').

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full Sun.

Soil Preferences: Prefers poor, sandy, gritty, or gravelly soils where water drains instantly away from the roots.

Soil Tolerance: Highly tolerant of infertile, dry, or alkaline soils, though it will fail quickly in waterlogged clay.

Watering: Provide light, thorough watering during the initial planting phase; once established, it prefers to stay dry and handles drought with ease.

Container Role: Performs as a highly structural, colour-rich filler in outdoor patio planters and heavy mixed container combinations.

Special Features:

Drought & Heat Resistant: Possesses a rugged, highly specialized root system that thrives on sun-baked slopes and handles extreme summer heat with zero wilting.

Urban Pollution Tolerant: Exceptionally tough; thrives effortlessly along city sidewalk extensions and urban parking strip gardens.

Deer & Rabbit Resistance: The spicy, aromatic oils naturally present within its ferny foliage make the entire plant highly unpalatable to foraging deer and rabbits.

Attracts: A premier, flat landing-pad destination that attracts honeybees, beneficial hoverflies, and a wide array of local butterflies.

Care Guide

Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Exceptionally showy, long-lasting 2" to 4" wide flat compound flower clusters that open continuously for months.

Interest: Wakes up quickly in mid-spring, pushing up soft, bright green, fern-like aromatic leaves that form a dense mat. It provides non-stop, intense colour shifts all through the hot summer months before drying naturally into beautiful rustic seed heads by autumn. The entire plant goes fully dormant and dies back to the crown after heavy winter freezes.

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Offers an exceptional textural contrast, pairing soft, deeply dissected aromatic green leaves with sturdy, flat floral landing pads.

Landscaping Uses: Perfect for sunny cottage garden borders, gravel rock beds, massed erosion control drifts, low-maintenance urban streetscapes, and dedicated pollinator paths.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Provides a high-traffic nectar source and critical resting pad for native butterflies and beneficial garden insects.

Human Value: Yields exceptional, stiff-stemmed cut flowers that hold their intense color beautifully in fresh vase arrangements or dry down flawlessly for winter crafts.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Plant out young plugs early in the spring or in the early autumn weeks to establish roots in cool soil.

Spacing: Space individual crowns 14" to 18" apart to accommodate their mature spread while allowing dry air to flow between the ferny leaves.

Location Tips: Select the most sun-baked, exposed, or sloped areas in the yard where water cannot pool or collect.

Companion Plants: Pairs beautifully with structural purple Salvia, blue Eryngium, upright Echinacea, or low-growing Sedum varieties.

Care:

Light Requirements: Demands absolute full sun; requires a minimum of 6 hours of unshaded daily sunlight to preserve the ultra-compact habit and rich petal pigments.

Moisture Requirements: Thrives in dry to average, sharply drained conditions; highly vulnerable to crown rot if left sitting in heavy, wet soil.

Maintenance: Cut the flower stalks completely down to the basal foliage rosettes immediately after the first flush to trigger a steady wave of reblooms until late summer.

Fertilization: Strictly avoid fertilizing this plant; it performs best in poor, nutrient-lean soils, and extra food will cause floppy, weak growth.

Tolerances:

Tolerates severe drought, rocky or poor soil, extreme summer heat, high urban pollution, deer, and rabbits.

Tips For Success:

Avoid Good Soil: Do not plant this in heavily mulched, rich, or overwatered vegetable soils, as this breaks down its naturally compact dwarf habit.

The Post-Bloom Prune: Shear the spent flower stems all the way to the ground right after they fade to clean up the mound and trigger immediate reblooming.

Late Winter Warning: Be careful not to disturb the soil or stomp over the planting area in late winter, as the hidden underground crown rests just beneath the surface.
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