Achillea Little Moonshine

Name: Achillea Little Moonshine – Achillée compacte jaune citron
Brand: Achillea
SKU: pda112
Price: 5.9 EUR
Availability: InStock

€5,90

The green, finely cut, aromatic foliage forms a compact clump with a light and feathery silhouette, fitting well in more rustic prairie-type settings as well as among more robust and voluminous perennials in a sunny flower bed.

The flowers of this variety are prized for their long bloom period and bright yellow.

Because it is a dwarf cultivar, it is perfect for smaller gardens or container planting due to its manageable size and long-lasting blooms.

Fun Fact:

Achillea millefolium 'Little Moonshine' is a compact cultivar of the hybrid yarrow Achillea 'Moonshine', which was developed in the United States.

The 'Moonshine' hybrid itself is a cross between Achillea taygetea, native to Greece, and Achillea millefolium, commonly known as common yarrow.

The 'Little Moonshine' variety was introduced to offer a more compact form of this hybrid, making it suitable for smaller garden spaces and containers.

Flowering	June, July, August, September
Flower Color	Yellow
Exposure	Full Sun
Frost Tolerance	-37°C
Size	30cm W x 30cm H
Soil	Well Drained, Poor, Dry
Origin	Europe

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🪴9x9 cm

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🌱 Grown in our nursery

💦 High drought tolerance once established: Hairy, silvery leaves reduce water loss and help the plant survive dry conditions.
☀️ Sun-loving: Performs best in full sun but tolerates partial shade.
👍 Low-maintenance: Aromatic foliage deters some pests, and the plant requires minimal care.
🌸 Long flowering period: Ensures continuous visual impact and nectar supply for several weeks.
💪 Self-supporting, compact habit: Ideal for front-of-border planting, rockeries, and container use.

Yarrow is extremely drought- and limestone-tolerant, it really only struggles in heavy, wet soils > keep it well draining!

Yarrow has a well-developed fibrous root system and prostrate stems that root at the nodes and become far creeping stolons; this means that it can colonize an area quite quickly, creating a beautiful ground cover and interesting alternative lawn choice.

The plant has branched rhizomes that generally remain in the top 10 cm of soil > this allows for it to be tamed if ever the colonization is getting out of hand.

These Crowned yarrows are prized for its drought tolerance, low maintenance, and ability to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies.
And they look amazing in bouquets or dried flower arrangements.

Floral Morphology

Achillea millefolium 'Little Moonshine' belongs to the Asteraceae family and produces dense, flat-topped corymbs held on stiff stems of 25–35cm above finely dissected, feathery grey-green foliage. Each apparent flower is in fact a capitulum composed of 4–6 outer ray florets — ligulate, sulphur-yellow fading to cream with age, and pistillate only — surrounding a tightly packed centre of tubular, bisexual disc florets of a deeper yellow. The involucre bracts are papery-margined, ovate and imbricate.

Reproductive Biology

Reproductively, the five stamens are syngenesious (anthers fused into a tube), and as the bifid style elongates it pushes pollen outward in a characteristic secundine mechanism. The inferior ovary produces a small, compressed cypsela of around 1.5–2mm, silver-grey and without a pappus, dispersed by wind and animal contact. The cultivar also spreads vegetatively via rhizomes. The open, accessible disc florets make it exceptionally attractive to short-tongued pollinators — hoverflies, small bees and beetles — giving it strong ecological value alongside its graphic, long-season visual interest.

It was named after Achilles who used it to bind the wounds of his men at the Battle of Troy as the leaves have astringent properties.

Yarrow has been found with Neanderthal burials, suggesting its association with human species dates to at least 60,000 years ago.

It has been used since ancient times to heal wounds and stop bleeding, and in the sixteenth century the crushed leaves were used to stop nosebleeds.

The Miwok in California used the plant as an analgesic and head cold remedy.

The plant contains a uniquely blue essential oil - today it is used widely for medicinal purposes, for happiness creation, for face masks, for hydration, for chasing away sadness... there is lots of research, just make sure to double check the sources!

Yarrow tea has and can be used as a sedative or relaxant to reduce anxiety and stress - it is a bit bitter though, so it isn't for everyone :)