A New Compact Yarrow for your Garden!

Achillea ‘Little Moonshine’ is the yarrow you didn’t know that you needed – but once you see it you’ll immediately start thinking about where you can use it in your garden. Because, clearly, you DO need this delightful little plant!

As the name suggests, ‘Little Moonshine’ is a compact version of ‘Moonshine’ yarrow. ‘Little Moonshine’ shares the large, buttery-yellow flowerheads and soft gray-green foliage of its namesake, but only reaches 9″ to 12″ tall and wide at maturity. Flowering begins in early summer and continues through October if the spent flowers are cut back. Like most yarrows, ‘Little Moonshine’ prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Plants are sturdy and drought-tolerant when established, and attract a wide variety of pollinators. Their fragrant foliage also helps make them deer and rabbit resistant. 

Here’s some fun plant trivia: Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War. He is said to have used yarrow to staunch the bleeding and heal the wounds of his warriors, so the genus is named for him. Achillea continues to be used as a medicinal herb today!