General Culture:

Best grown in lean, dry to medium moisture, well-drained sandy loams in full sun. Does well in average garden soils and tolerates poor soils as long as drainage is good. Avoid heavy clays and moist, rich, fertile soils. Plants are best sited in locations protected from strong winds. Stiff stems of this compact hybrid generally do not need staking. Deadhead spent flower heads to lateral buds to promote additional bloom. Cut plants back to basal leaves after flowering to tidy the planting and to encourage new foliage growth and a possible additional fall bloom. Divide clumps as needed (every 3-4 years) to reinvigorate plantings.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

ANTHEA (A. clypeolata x A. 'Moonshine') is an upright, clump-forming, compact hybrid yarrow which is noted for its deeply-dissected, fern-like, aromatic, silvery-gray foliage and its tiny, long-lasting, pale yellow flowers which appear in dense, flattened, compound corymbs (to 2-3" across) throughout the summer on stiff, erect stems typically rising 1-2' tall. ANTHEA is very similar to its A. 'Moonshine' parent (see H260), except it is more upright, has paler yellow flowers and has better resistance to foliar diseases. Introduction of Blooms of Bressingham (P.P. #8828).