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I have to admit I do not like the smell of Achillea but some of the new hybrid varieties are making me reconsider growing the plants. Achillea ‘The Beacon’ looks brilliant in large groups of 2′ high, swaying flowers.<\/p>\n
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I have to admit I do not like the smell of Achillea but some of the new hybrid varieties are making me reconsider growing the plants. Achillea ‘The Beacon’ looks brilliant in large groups of 2′ high, swaying flowers. Achillea Growing Growing conditions and variety influence eventual height from 18″ to 6′. These perennial plants get taller each year if not divided and replanted each Spring. The leaves are ferny, attractive grey green and sometimes silver or woolly white. The…<\/p>\n![\"Achillea](\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/achillea-fanal.jpg\" "\\"achillea-fanal\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nThis cultivar of the yarrow family Achillea ‘Fanal’ has bright red, flat flowerheads, with yellow eyes, and very fine, dissected foliage. It is a hard perennial growing about 2 foot tall and spreading by roots. Some think the foliage is sweetly aromatic but to me it is too pungent to be at all pleasant.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHints on other Achillea to grow<\/h3>\n
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\n‘Achillea is a valuable diaphoretic herb and is the central ingredient in any fever-management programme. It prevents the body temperature from rising too high but has a minimal suppressant effect on the course of the fever……’ According to Purple Sage <\/a> Medicinal Herbs where you can read more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"