Common Yarrow
| Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Common Yarrow Other Names: Yarrow, Common Milfoil Species Name: Achillea millefolium Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower family |
Examples of Common YarrowAchillea millefolium
| Plant Facts | |
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| Origin | Europe |
| Sun Preference | Full Sun |
| Susceptibility | None Serious |
ID Characteristics
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 3-foot diameter, 3-foot height
- Field Identification Characteristics
- Leaves fern like along all of stem
- Crushed leaves smell of mentholatum
- Erect plant with tightly branching flower head at top
- Flowers numerous and small; color white with yellow-tan centers
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Preference | Tolerant of many soil types |
| Habitat | Prairies, meadows, open woods, slightly disturbed areas |
| USDA Cold Hardiness Zone | 2 |
| Notes | Native to Europe but has naturalized through much of the United States; considered a weed by some but used in the garden as a spring blooming perennial |
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