Scientific Name
Achillea millefolium
Common Name
Yarrow, Common yarrow, Milfoil
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit:
Numerous small flower heads arranged in a dense, flat-topped cluster
Flowering Season:
Spring, summer, fall
Foliage:
Narrowly oblong to lance-shaped leaves, finely dissected into slender segments; strong, distinctive odor; simple, on branched stem
Site:
Average well-drained soil; sun to partial shade; old fields, roadsides
Comments:
Introduced from Europe
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