Common Yarrow

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About Common Yarrow

This plant can become invasive if left to grow wild.
  • Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
  • Common Name: Common Yarrow
  • Critters: Attracts pollinators and other beneficial insects
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Germination: 14 to 21 days
  • Medicinal: Yes
  • Sunlight: Full sun
  • Non-GMO
  • Plant Food: FoxFarm Big Bloom for Organic Gardening
  • Spacing: 12 to 24 inches
  • Zones: 1

Companion Plants

Plant yarrow throughout the garden to help repel soil aphids, bean beatles, nematodes and more. Also plant near aromatic herbs to enhance essential oil production.

Recipes With Yarrow

Usage Tips

Health Benefits

Handfuls of leaves were long thought to stop the bleeding of wounds, hence nicknames such as staunchweed, soldiers woundwort and carpenters herb.

Wellness

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