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common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Achillea
Family: Asteraceae
Common Names: devil's nettle, hundred-leaved grass, lace plant, milfoil, nose pepper, nosebleed, old man's pepper, sanguinary, savory tea, soldier's woundwort, thousand weed, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal

About this plant

A spreading stoloniferous perennial with narrow, finely pinnately dissected leaves and small, cream or pink flowerheads in flat heads in summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Suitable for growing in a sunny situation in the in the wild garden or rock garden. Good for cutting and drying

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by division in the spring

Pests

Can get aphids

Diseases

May suffer from powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersRock GardenBanks SlopesWildflower MeadowGround Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years