Is Fernleaf Yarrow deer resistant?
Achillea filipendulina
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 3–9LightFull sunMature height36–48 inBloomSpring and Summer and Fall
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Fernleaf Yarrow
Taller and stiffer than common yarrow, with mustard-yellow plates that dry well and need no staking. Aromatic ferny foliage keeps deer off.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Fernleaf Yarrow
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Fernleaf Yarrow grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Fernleaf Yarrow
- Is Fernleaf Yarrow deer resistant?
- Fernleaf Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Fernleaf Yarrow grow in?
- Fernleaf Yarrow is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Fernleaf Yarrow grow in shade?
- No. Fernleaf Yarrow wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Fernleaf Yarrow get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–48 in. Growth rate is fast.