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Common Yarrow

About Yarrow

  • Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
  • Common Name: Common Yarrow
  • Critters or Pests: Attracts pollinators and other beneficial insects
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Germination: 14 to 21 days
  • Medicinal: Yes
  • Sunlight: Full sun
  • Non-GMO
  • Organic
  • Plant Food: FoxFarm Big Bloom for Organic Gardening
  • Spacing: 12 to 24 inches
  • Zones: 1

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Companion Plants for Yarrow

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

Tips For Using Yarrow

Health Benefits

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

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