Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
Common Name: Common Yarrow
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character Evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape clumping habit of several erect, slender stems – outer stems trail somewhat – stems die back to ground in late summer - fall
Height 2-3'
Spread equal +
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial sun
Soil tolerates most
Hardiness hardy, best in warm, sunny locations (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnatifid, finely divided, alternate, green, sessile, 3-6" long
Flowers white heads (both ray and disk), 1/4 - 1/2" across, showy, flattened terminal corymbs rising above the stems
Fruit tiny achene
 
Propagation:
seed – reseeds heavily
 
Usage:
excellent herbaceous filler for profuse white flower display throughout spring and summer – informal borders, rock gardens – excellent erosion control on slopes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering very drought tolerant after established, tolerates regular watering
Fertilizing little required unless heavily watered
Pruning cut back old stems to ground in fall; divide clumps
Pests/Diseases relative free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Eurasia
Family: Compositae

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