Peter Cottontail Yarrow - Bare Root Plant

Name: Peter Cottontail Yarrow - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-465CD32C-BR
Price: 13.7 USD
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Peter Cottontail is a sneezewort-type yarrow with a softer, airier look than the common flat-topped kinds. Instead of dense plates, it carries loose sprays of rounded, ivory white flowers that read almost like baby's breath from a distance.

It grows as a low, polished mound under two feet tall and blooms for a long stretch from early summer into early fall. It suits edging, containers, rock gardens and cottage borders, and the flowers work well cut or dried. It handles sun or part shade and is seldom bothered by deer or rabbits.

What it looks like

Loose, open sprays of rounded, fully double ivory white flowers, each about half an inch across, with a button-like, ruffled center. The flowers are spaced apart in airy clusters rather than packed plates. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, green and finely toothed, 2 to 3 inches long. The plant forms a low, tidy, mounded clump 18 to 24 inches tall and 28 to 30 inches wide. At peak bloom the mound is dotted all over with small white pom-pom flowers.

Growing it with lavender

Peter Cottontail likes the same sunny, well-drained ground as lavender, and its airy white sprays soften the edges of a lavender planting and fill gaps as lavender finishes its first bloom.

Care

Grow in full sun to part shade in average, well-drained soil; it tolerates dry spells once established. Hardy in USDA zones 3-8. Deadhead or lightly shear faded sprays to keep flowers coming into fall.

At a glance

Botanical name: Achillea ptarmica
Flower color: Ivory white
Foliage: Green
Growth habit: Low, rounded mound
Mature size: 18–24 in tall × 28–30 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 3–8
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
Bloom start: Mid-June
Peak bloom: Mid-July
Bloom pattern: Long Blooming
Deer resistance: Resistant
Pollinator value: Great

Sizes and shipping

Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.

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Mature height: 24.0 in
Mature spread: 30.0 in
Bloom: Mid-June – peak Mid-July
Fragrance: None
Deer: Resistant

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How to grow Peter Cottontail

Yarrow · Achillea ptarmica

Yarrow wants full sun and lean, well-drained soil. Rich soil, extra fertilizer, or wet feet make it floppy and short-lived.

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Full sunLight
Low waterFast drainage
pH 6.0–8.0Soil
Zones 3a–8bHardiness
24″ tall30″ wide
ResistantDeer · rabbits resistant
Toxic to petsPets

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Hardy in zones 3a–8b

Spring after hard frost, or early fall at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes.

Dormant bare-root yarrow as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Expect a tan, fibrous root mass with a small crown and maybe short gray-green shoots. Soak roots 20-30 min, spread them in the hole, crown level with soil. Plant soon; keep roots moist until then.

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Ferny leaves often stay green over winter. New gray-green growth pushes from the base in early spring (about April in Michigan). Flower stems follow in late spring.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring after hard frost, or early fall at least 6 weeks before the ground freezes.

How deep

Set the crown (where stems meet roots) level with the soil surface. Never bury the crown.

Spacing

18-24 in apart. Sneezewort (A. ptarmica) spreads faster; give it room or an edged spot.

Soil

Average to sandy or gravelly loam; tolerates poor soil · pH 6.0–8.0

Fix-it tip: In heavy clay, plant on a slight mound or raised bed and mix in grit. Skip compost-heavy amendments; rich soil causes weak, sprawling stems.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates light part shade).

In shade, stems stretch and flop and colors fade. Six or more hours of sun keeps clumps tight.

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Is it alive? What spring looks like

Ferny leaves often stay green over winter. New gray-green growth pushes from the base in early spring (about April in Michigan). Flower stems follow in late spring.