Learn how to care for your green friend

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Perennials · Planned variety

Meet your green friend.

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has a erect / prostrate / spreading growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: lanceolate, oblong. Flower colours recorded: cream/tan, gold/yellow, orange, pink, purple/lavender, red/burgundy, white.

A space where it can thrive

Growth habit: erect, prostrate, spreading. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.

Ask about availability

Availability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.

Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Hope Duckworth · Source · CC BY 4.0.

Your care routine

Light

Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily.

Watering

Allow some drying between watering rather than keeping the root zone constantly wet. Excess water must drain away.

Soil & drainage

Suitable textures: High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt), Sand. Soil reaction: Neutral (6.0-8.0).

Outdoor hardiness

Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.

Through the seasons

Remove fading flowers to extend bloom and limit unwanted seedlings.

Pets & little ones

This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.

Grow with your neighbourhood store.

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Care references

Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.