Yarrow
Achillea species. ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Yarrow
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow yarrow in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of yarrow
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for yarrow
- Season of bloom and planting time for yarrow
- When, how deep, and where to plant yarrow
- How to plant yarrow
- Watering, fertilizing, care and pests or diseases of yarrow
- Landscape and container uses of yarrow
- Comments about yarrow and its features
Growing Yarrow
Almost 100 species of erect, open, semi-deciduous perennial herbs, 6–54 in. (15–135 cm) tall, 12–18 in. (30–45 cm) wide. Soft-textured, gray green, green, silver, finely cut, often toothed, fragrant leaves, to 8 in. (20 cm) long. Evergreen, zones 9–10.
Common cultivars include Achillea millefolium ‘Christel’, ‘Martina’, and ‘Orange Queen’.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many pink, red, white, yellow flowers, in flat clusters, 3–5 in. (75–125 mm) wide, in spring or continually blooming, depending on species and zone.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Dry, well-drained soil. Fertility: Average-low. 6.5–8.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring, zones 3–8; autumn, zones 9–10, in full sun, 1-2 ft. (30-60 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist until established; drought tolerant thereafter. Fertilize annually in spring. Stake tall cultivars. Propagate by cuttings, division.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, beds, borders, massed plantings in cottage, natural, wildlife, woodland gardens. Good for cutting, drying. Attracts birds, butterflies. Pest resistant. Powdery mildew, stem rot susceptible.