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Golden Yarrow
( Eriophyllum confertiflorum )
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
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About Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)
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Golden Yarrow (
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
) is a flowering plant in the daisy family that is also known by the common name Yellow Yarrow. This is a highly variable plant that can be an annual, a perennial or a small shrub.
It is native to California from the San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego County and Baja California, as well as the foothills of the Sierra. It is part of a number of plant communities, including chaparral, coastal sage shrub, and southern oak woodland.
The plant grows in large clumps or stands of many erect stems, often exceeding half a meter in height. It has greenish to gray-green stems and foliage, the leaves sharply lobed and divided. The top of each stem is occupied by a flower cluster of up to 30 flower heads, each bright golden yellow head with a large center of disc florets and usually a fringe of rounded to oval ray florets.
Its long blooming season makes it welcome in the garden. The fruit is an achene with a very short pappus. It is quite cold tolerant but will become deciduous under drought stress.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb, Perennial herb, Shrub
Size
1.6 - 2.3 ft tall
1.5 ft wide
Form
Upright Columnar
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Summer Semi-Deciduous, Winter Deciduous
Flower Color
Yellow
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Very attractive to pollinators, especially butterflies
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 6
likely
* )
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Platyptilia williamsii
Platyptilia williamsii
*
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Amblyptilia pica
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Telethusia ovalis
Telethusia ovalis
*
Lupine Ghost Moths
Phymatopus californicus
Phymatopus californicus
*
Phalonidia latipunctana
Phalonidia latipunctana
*
Phtheochroa aegrana
Phtheochroa aegrana
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 44
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Soil Drainage
Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Tolerates clay soil. Tolerates Sodic Soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Purple Sage
(
Salvia leucophylla
),
Sticky Monkeyflower
(
Mimulus aurantiacus
),
California Sagebrush
(
Artemisia californica
),
Deerweed
(
Lotus scoparius
),
Brittlebush
(
Encelia species
), Sage (
Salvia species
), Manzanita (
Arctostaphylos species
), Oaks (
Quercus species
),
Lodgepole Pine
(
Pinus contorta
),
Ponderosa Pine
(
Pinus ponderosa
),
Red Fir
(
Abies magnifica
),
Ceanothus species
,
Yucca species
, native grasses, and
Dudleya species
Maintenance
Deadhead to extend blooming
Propagation
?
By seeds or cuttings
Natural Setting
Site Type
Openings in woodlands or shrublands, in a variety of settings from coastal bluffs to inland hills and canyons
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.8" - 119.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 4.07", Coldest Month: 19.6" - 58.2", Hottest Month: 41.1" - 86.9", Humidity: 0.42" - 37.96", Elevation: 0" - 11399"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Golden-yarrow, Yellow Yarrow
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Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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