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Yarrow 'Apricot Delight' (Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'): Long-Blooming Salmon-to-Pale Pink Flowers

Yarrow Apricot Delight

Overview

'Apricot Delight' has deep reddish-apricot blooms maturing to pale salmon, harmonizing well with other colors. Long bloom season (early to late summer with deadheading). Smaller than most yarrows; nice cut flowers. 1–3 feet tall.

Cultivation

Full sun; moist, well-drained soil. Can be invasive; divide regularly.

Significance

Allan Armitage recommends it for color harmony and extended bloom.

Other: Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): Tough Spreading Perennial for Pollinators; Yarrow 'Moonshine' (Achillea 'Moonshine'): Gray Foliage and Yellow Flowers for Heat and Humidity; Yarrow 'Terracotta' (Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta'): Multi-Color Salmon-to-Orange Flowers on Silvery Foliage; Hollyhock (Alcea rosea): Tall, Classic Cottage Garden Biennial with Colorful Spikes; Stars of Persia (Allium christophii): Huge, Metallic Fuchsia Spheres for Early Summer; Drumstick Allium (Allium sphaerocephalon): Color-Changing Blooms for the Summer Garden; Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia): Heat-Loving Summer Bloomer for Containers; Brugmansia 'Pink Delight': The Angel's Trumpet with Stunning Pink Blooms; Attract American Lady Butterflies to Your Summer Garden; Leon's Purple Delight™ Lilac Hibiscus: Royal Purple Blooms with Deeply Dissected Leaves

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