Yarrow (Achillea) is a wonderful easy to grow perennial that tolerates drought and infertile soil. Yarrow grows in full sun and makes a good cut or dried flower. There are hundreds of species of yarrow with many being excellant plants for the home garden.

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has fern-like foliage and red, pink, or white flowers. It begins flowering in early summer and continues through fall. For drying the flowers should be cut before they fades. Common yarrow spreads quickly can be invasive.

Fern-leaf Yarrow( Achillea filipendula) has fern-like, grey-green foilage it grows upright from 2′ to 4′ and may need staking if grown in moist fertile soil. Fern-leaf yarrow does not spread as aggressively as common yarrow.

Yarrow should be divided every couple of years in early spring or fall.

Summer Pastel Yarrow
Yarrow Summer Pastel, Achillea sibirica, is an upright range of pastel flowers that blooms from June through September. Flower colors range from pink, rose, orange-red, purple, gray, salmon and mauve. Summer Pastel Yarrow was an All …Read More

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