| Description | Coronation Gold Yarrow (Achillea) is a medium-height landscape perennial for the full sun area of the garden. It has yellow flowers and attractive gray-green foliage. An improvement over some of the older Achillea filipendulina varieties. |
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| Pronunciation | (ak-i-LEE-ah)(fil-i-pen-due-LI-na) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | aveage to dry, never wet |
| Soil & Site | average to dry, not rich |
| Flowers | flat top inflorescences called compound corymb, golden yellow, 3-4" across, easily (commonly) dried, also as fresh cut flowers, produced in large numbers. Mid-June through July |
| Leaves | gray/green almost silvery, deeply cut, feathery and strongly aromatic |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 2½ -3 feet tall, by over 24"-30", space 18-30" on center |
| Maintenance | usually doesn't require staking, cut out dead flower stalks, divide every 2-3 years to maintain vigor |
| Propagation | division, seeds, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Hybridized by Miss Pole of Lye End Nursery of England in 1953 and was used to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II. |
| Misc Facts | A cross between Achillea filipendulina and Achillea clypeolata. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences |
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