Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’

CLOTH OF GOLD YARROW

Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’
CLOTH OF GOLD YARROW 

Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’ does exactly what the label says – creates a tablecloth of golden flowers.

A cloth of golden flowers

Blooms are glorious, true egg yolk yellow.

In a sea of large flat heads – sized like plates

A clump of ‘Cloth of Gold’ bears a multitude of tall, strong, upright stems.
Each topped with large, broad, flattened heads of gold, sized like “bread & butter plates”.

Some of the largest, tallest flower heads in the Achillea world

So individual heads are up to 15cm. across, and all combining together to make the “golden tablecloth” effect.
Floating 1-1.5m. above lovely lacy, ferny foliage.

Heritage variety never out of favour

‘Cloth of Gold’ is an iconic heritage plant – still much loved, treasured (and planted) in the world of contemporary landscape designers and home gardeners.
Though it is an historic variety, it has never fallen from favour in any decade, since it’s introduction shortly after WW11.

Perfect for designing hot, dry gardens with low maintenance

Remaining indispensable for gardeners coping with hot and dry conditions, and needing low maintenance.

Long blooming through summer & autumn

Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’ provides showy garden display for month after month of rich colour.
As it begins blooming in late spring-early summer, and continues on well into autumn.

Showy garden display & floristry

Plus supplies a steady stream of superb fresh cut flowers for vases.

Superb commercial quality florist’s flowers

‘Cloth of Gold’ is also highly regarded by flower farmers as a commercial quality cut flower for floristry, as well as a desirable colour in fresh arrangements.
With flowers borne on long, strong, clean stems and having a long vase life, just as florists need.

Eco-friendly confetti and dried for pot-pourri

Plus heads of ‘Cloth of Gold’ retain their rich golden colouring well when dried – so heads are also popular for eco-friendly confetti and commercial pot-pourri.

“Forget-about-it” easy, even in hard conditions

Plant Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’ in Full Sun to Part Shade (as long as the partially shaded area is never damp).

Hardy in heat, dry, frost & poor soil

You will find it is hardy in heat, dry, frost and poor soil.

Water-wise & drought resistant

This beautiful and stately Achillea is a very water-wise choice for gardeners with hot and dry conditions.
But it also tolerates a degree of humidity in the atmosphere if necessary, so will make a go of it for sub-tropical gardeners too, as long as the soil is well drained and never soggy.

Delight for bees, butterflies & pollinators

Our treasured friends the pollinators are in pollen and nectar heaven for months with ‘Cloth of Gold’.

Rabbit & deer resistant

Though rabbits and deer cant abide the spicy scent and taste of the ferny foliage.

Hardy evergreen perennial clump

Achillea filipendulina ‘Cloth of Gold’ is a hardy evergreen perennial.
Forming neat, dense clumps of low, ferny foliage and abundant flowering stems.

Clump forming & non-invasive – no runners

It is a clump forming perennial, with no runners, and not invasive.

Stately bloomer that makes a statement

Flower stems are a stately 1-1.5m. High.
On an evergreen clump 45-60cm. Wide

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Suitable for beginners & gardening with kids

Seeds can be successfully sown at any time of year indoors, whenever suitable temperatures can be provided (18-25°C).
OR
You can simply scatter the seeds in the garden in autumn or spring.

Sow indoors for quick & early plants: First scatter the seeds on the surface of good quality seed raising mix and press gently.

But do not cover the seeds, because these seeds need light to germinate.

Now thoroughly moisten the sown punnet by standing it in a shallow water bath and allowing the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.

Then place the sown, moist punnet in a warm, well lit place (not in any direct sunlight).

Temperatures of 18-25°C are best for rapid and optimum germination.

Continue to keep the punnet consistently moist by misting from a spray water bottle.
Covering the punnet with a clear plastic lid or plastic bag will also help to retain moisture and prevent drying out.

Seedlings emerge in approximately 7-21 days.

Prick out into small pots as soon as the seedlings have developed their first set of true leaves.
And grow on until ready to plant in the garden.

Seed Count: Minimum 250 seeds per packet approximately.
(We always aim to exceed the seed count and give a generous serve).

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