Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a perennial plant that can grow 10cm – 50cm tall and 10cm – 50cm wide.
This plant has several common names including: common yarrow, devil’s nettle, hundred-leaved grass, lace plant, milfoil, nosebleed, nose pepper, old man’s pepper, sanguinary, savory tea, soldier’s woundwort, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal or thousand weed.
This is a deciduous plant that takes 2-5 years to reach full maturity.
Plant profile
Common name: common yarrow, devil’s nettle, hundred-leaved grass, lace plant, milfoil, nosebleed, nose pepper, old man’s pepper, sanguinary, savory tea, soldier’s woundwort, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal, thousand weed
Scientific name: Achillea millefolium
Plant type: Perennials
Habit: Spreading / Branched
Height: 10cm – 50cm
Spread: 10cm – 50cm
Foliage: Deciduous
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Moist but well drained, Well drained
Garden type: Coastal, Informal Garden, Wildflower meadow, Wildlife Gardens
Other characteristics: Plants for pollinators
Seasonal colors
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How to plant Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) – AnRo0002, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cultivation profiles – Growing Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) – Канопус Киля, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
