I was excited to find a new-to-me red achillea (yarrow) for sale this spring at a local garden center. ‘Angelique’ used to be one of my favorite yarrows, but the plants were a little hit or miss. In fact my plant disappeared completely for several years recently but just appeared again this summer—right in the middle of the phlox I planted to replace it!
The new cultivar is ‘Sassy Summer Sangria’ and the flowers are a rich, bright red.
They appear on sturdy stems that grow about 30 inches tall and attract pollinating insects.
Like other yarrows, ‘Sassy Summer Sangria’ prefers growing in full sun and well-drained soil. I don’t have any true full sun areas in my yard, but thankfully I still haven’t needed to stake the stems.
The plants are drought tolerant and I can attest to that since officially we’re in an extreme drought. The plants are hardy down to Zone 3b, so hopefully this cultivar will overwinter better for me than ‘Angelique’.