Yarrow Flowers: Planting, Growing, and Caring for Yarrows
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a native North American plant that is popular with pollinators and practically carefree, making it perfect for borders, ground covers, and open meadows. Here’s how to grow yarrow flowers in your garden!
Achillea millefolium - Wikipedia
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow (/ ˈjæroʊ /) or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre (3⁄2 feet) tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor.
How to Grow and Care for Common Yarrow - The Spruce
Apr 28, 2022 · Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a perennial flowering plant that goes by many names, like gordaldo, poor man's pepper, and thousand leaf. In the southwestern U.S., you'll hear it referred to as a plumajillo, Spanish for "little feather" due to the feathery shape and lacy texture of the plant's aromatic leaves.
How to Plant and Grow Yarrow - Better Homes & Gardens
Jan 31, 2023 · Yarrow is a classic garden perennial known for its ruggedness. It shrugs off cold winters, hot and humid summers, drought, and poor soils to cheerfully bloom in sunny places. With its tall stems of colorful flowers and fern-like foliage, it works especially well in a cottage garden setting and in wildflower gardens.
Achillea - Wikipedia
Achillea / æ k ɪ ˈ l iː ə / [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, known colloquially as yarrows. The plants typically have frilly leaves. The common name "yarrow" usually refers to A. millefolium.
How to Grow and Care for Yarrow Plants - The Spruce
Aug 15, 2024 · Yarrow is a medium-sized plant in the aster family that is available with a variety of flower colors. It is easily identified by its feathery foliage and flattened flower clusters. Yarrow prefers full sunlight and well-draining soil, and it is used in butterfly gardens, as an edging plant, and in rock gardens.
How to Plant, Grow and Care for Yarrow - Epic Gardening
Oct 11, 2023 · Yarrow can be found growing in meadows and roadside fields across North America, but it is also a dazzling addition to any garden. This fragrant aster family herb is aromatic, edible, pest-repellant, low-maintenance, and offers extraordinary benefits for your local pollinators and predatory insects. Plus, it’s tough as nails!