Description

‘Walther Funcke’ is a rhizomatous, spreading, upright yarrow cultivar that is noted for its brick-red flowers, gray-green foliage and compact size. It features deeply-dissected, fern-like, aromatic, gray-green leaves and tiny, long-lasting, brick-red flowers with contrasting yellow centers. Flowers appear in dense, flattened, compound corymbs (to 2-4” across) from early to midsummer on stems typically rising to 15-24” tall. Limited reblooming in early fall may occur. Best grown in lean, dry to medium moisture, well-drained, sandy loams in full sun. Does well in average garden soils and tolerates poor soils as long as drainage is good. Avoid heavy clays and moist, rich, fertile soils. Plants are best sited in locations protected from strong winds. Deadhead spent flower heads to lateral buds to promote additional bloom. Cut plants back to basal leaves after flowering to tidy the planting and to encourage new foliage growth and a possible additional fall bloom. Divide clumps as needed (every 3-4 years) to reinvigorate plantings. The compact stems of ‘Walther Funcke’ do not tend to flop as much as is the case with many of the taller Achillea varieties.