Nursery Located At Ruckman Road 7 
ACAENA. New Zealand Burr. (Rosaceae, Rose Family) 
‘Acaena buchananii. A very low, slowly creeping plant about one inch high -with 
attractive pinnate silver-green, evergreen leaves in dense mats. This native of 
’ New Zealand is useful as a ground cover over bulbs in a warm, sunny location. 
This is: primarily a foliage plant with inconspicuous flowers. It succeeds in a well 
drained or sandy neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) Requires protection 
north of New York. 
Acaena buchananii 
ACHILLEA. Yarrow. (Compositae, Daisy Family) 
Achillea ageratifolia. A compact mound of long, pinnatifid silvery evergreen leaves 
about 6 inches high, Large flat clusters of pure white daisy flowers on 6 inch 
stems in June. From the mountains of Greece, it wants a well drained, sandy or 
gritty lime soil in full sun. (pH 7-8) Excellent for planting in a dry wall or as 
a low edging plant. 
Achillea lewisii. A hybird between A. tomentosa and A. argentea. It forms slowly 
spreading mats of dull green woolly rosettes about two inches high, Large, showy 
clusters of sulphur yellow flowers on 6 inch stems in July. Give it a gritty, well 
drained neutral to lime soil. (pH 6-8) Fine for wall, rock crevices and terraces. 
Achillea tomentosa aurea. (Woolly Yarrow) A fast growing ground cover of silver- 
green woolly rosettes that covers the poorest of soils quickly and completely. The 
attractive evergreen foliage is always neat and is off-set by brilliant yellow flowers 
on six inch stems in June, July and August. Another native of Greece. To keep 
it from becoming too rampant give it a poor, sandy soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) 
Excellent for planting in walks where it does not mind being stepped on. This is 
a good clear yellow form of the ordinary woolly yarrow. 
Achillea tomentosa Moonlight. A form of the woolly yarrow that is greener than the 
above, a slower spreader with taller flower stems. The 8 to 10 inch stems carry 
hugh masses of moonlight yellow flowers in June and July. The flowers last a 
very long time. Does well in ordinary garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) 
Achillea tomentosa nana. A dwarf and slow growing form of this useful plant. Small 
gray-green rosettes and clusters of white flowers on four inch stems in June and 
July. Ordinary garden soil will do but it stays smaller in poor, sandy soil in full 
sun. (pH 6-8) Very good for planting in walks and terraces. 
Achillea umbellata. An attractive species from Greece with densely woolly, long, pin- 
“am natifid gray-green leaves in compact evergreen mounds about 4 inches high. It 
has large, showy umbels of small white flowers on 10 inch stems in May and 
June. Fine in walls or in any hot, dry, sunny spot in the rock garden. Ordinary 
garden soil or poor sandy. soil. (pH 6-8) 
