| Botanical Name: | Achillea millefolium |
| Life Cycle: | perennial |
| Planting Time: | spring |
| Height: | 12" to 36" |
| Exposure: | full sun |
| Soil: | average to rich, well-drained soil; adaptable to poor conditions |
| Hardiness: | zones 3-9 |
| Bloom Time: | summer to fall |
| Flower: | a variety of colors (pink, yellow and white) in a variety of shapes (flat-umbel, button or daisy) |
| Foliage: | green feathery foliage |
| Propagation: | seeds and division |
| Suggested Use: | beds, borders, cut flowers, slopes and hot and airy dry sites |
| Growing Hints: | Start with purchased plants or sow seeds indoors in early winter if you want plants to flower the first year. Deadhead flowers to prolong blooming period and divide them every 3 to 5 years in the spring or fall if they get crowded. |
| Interesting Facts: | Cut flowers will last longer if Yarrows are picked when about half the buds in the clusters have opened. Add them to a vase with 2 to 3 inches of water in the bottom. If you plan on drying them, don't replace the water in the vase once it's gone-the flower will dry right in the vase. |
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