The flowers are arranged in corymbs, or panicles, of a complex character; they are very large, often 13 cm (5 inches) across.

In the species the small flowers are of rich 'old gold' yellow colour, and are very rigid, almost hard.

[4] It is native to central and southwestern Asia (Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus).

[5][6] Achillea filipendulina is cultivated in temperate regions as a flowering ornamental plant.

[7] The species has generally been superseded by numerous improved cultivars, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-