| Description | The Pearl (Achillea ptarmica) produces abundance of small double white flowers. Many call this a weedy, untidy invasive plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (ak-i-LEA)(TAR-mik-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established, languish in wet conditions |
| Soil & Site | average, dry |
| Temperature | prefers hot |
| Flowers | white, double, loose corymbs, 1/2-3/4 inch flowers, white ray flowers (the things we call petals) and greenish center disk |
| Leaves | narrow, sessile fine-toothed leaves, green |
| Dimensions | 30 inches tall by 24 spread, can be floppy |
| Maintenance | cut back hard after flowering, divided when they become crowed, it can become weedy in a garden |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Europe |
| Misc Facts | When I operated a perennial nursery we grew Achillea The Pearl. It was a rapid growing plant. Many people bought it for cut flowers AKA: The Pearl Superior Yarrow, The Pearl Yarrow, Sneezewort, Sneeze Weed, Boule de Neige |
| Notes & Reference | #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Clausen and Ekastro), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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