Achillea millefolium
Common Name: Common yarrow
Type: Herbaceous perennial, rhizomatous
Family: Asteraceae
Hardiness Zone: 2-9
Sunlight: Full sun
Exposure: Any
Soil: Well-drained, average, moist soil
Plant Height x Width: 4" - 4' x 2' - 3'
Leaf: Aromatic, fern-like leaves (compound leaves deeply dissected, 2-3 pinnate, alternate along flowering stems or basal)
Flower: Flat corymbs of daisy-like flowers, rays are usually white, disk flowers are white or yellow, early to late summer
Maintenance: Cut back plant after flowering and when going dormant
Landscape use: Good filler plant, good indicator plant
Pest and Disease: None
Planting Instructions: Tolerates wide range of conditions, even dry, rocky, gravelly soils
Comments: Attracts butterflies
Type: Herbaceous perennial, rhizomatous
Family: Asteraceae
Hardiness Zone: 2-9
Sunlight: Full sun
Exposure: Any
Soil: Well-drained, average, moist soil
Plant Height x Width: 4" - 4' x 2' - 3'
Leaf: Aromatic, fern-like leaves (compound leaves deeply dissected, 2-3 pinnate, alternate along flowering stems or basal)
Flower: Flat corymbs of daisy-like flowers, rays are usually white, disk flowers are white or yellow, early to late summer
Maintenance: Cut back plant after flowering and when going dormant
Landscape use: Good filler plant, good indicator plant
Pest and Disease: None
Planting Instructions: Tolerates wide range of conditions, even dry, rocky, gravelly soils
Comments: Attracts butterflies