Achillea 'Pomegranate'

About

Achillea 'Pomegranate' is a cultivated selection of the genus Achillea (family Asteraceae) that produces flat-topped clusters of small flowers and has frilly, aromatic foliage. It flowers reliably from June to September. The blooms are visited by a wide range of insects, reflecting the genus's generalised pollination. Use it where summer floral display and pollinator activity are wanted.

About the genus

Achillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to A. millefolium.

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In the garden

Achillea 'Pomegranate' is a named cultivar within the genus Achillea, a group of herbaceous perennials in the Asteraceae that is native primarily to Eurasia and North America. Plants in the genus characteristically carry frilly, often aromatic leaves and terminate stems with broad, flat clusters of small flower heads; these floral arrays are readily visited by many insects. Place Achillea 'Pomegranate' where its flowers are accessible to pollinators and to let the flat-topped blooms read clearly within a planting. The cultivar flowers from June to September, providing extended colour through the main summer months; expect a succession of open flower clusters across that period. Maintenance is straightforward—removing spent flower heads will help keep the display fresh and may encourage further bloom. In a UK garden it suits mixed herbaceous borders, meadow-style drifts and pollinator patches where its floral structure contrasts with taller spike-form or rounded shrubs. Allow space for air to circulate around the foliage so the flowering heads remain visible and insects can forage freely. Mature specimens give a dependable summer presence and sustained insect visitation through the established flowering window.

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