LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Foliage reaches 2 ft. tall and wide, with flowers 3 ft. tall.
| Description | Finely textured, fern-like, fuzzy, gray-green foliage creates a soft background for the tall heads of lilac-pink flowers. Brighter blooms that hold their color better than others. A proven performer in hot, dry situations with poor soil. A great cut flower, fresh or dried. A must have for sunny gardens! An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Heat Loving |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Flower Color | Purplish-pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Coneflower (Echinacea); Blue Fescue (Festuca); Gayfeather (Liatris); Phlox (Phlox) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in lean to average, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Tolerates dry spells when established in landscape; water container plants regularly, when soil surface becomes dry. For a tidy appearance, remove spent flower stems. |
| Lore | Pretty Belinda has been noted as having brighter and more colorfast blooms than the ‘Apple Blossom’ variety of yarrow. |





