A hardy perennial known for its fragrant, fern-like foliage and tiny, daisy-like flowers. It typically grows between one to three feet tall, and its flowers range from white to yellow to pink. Yarrow has been used in traditional herbal medicine for centuries.

Adaptable, it prefers full sun to light shade where it is best grown in dry to medium soil. Drought tolerant after it’s first season.

Yarrow is a reliable, low maintenance plant that is great for filling in spaces or serving as a groundcover. It often spreads easily by self-seeding to form dense clusters. If that is not the desired look, it can be controlled by deadheading spent blooms to prevent excessive seed production.

Found in the temperate regions of the Norther Hemisphere and present in all continental states in a variety of habitats including meadows, fields, roadsides, and disturbed areas.

Fresh, finely divided foliage emerges in spring with flower heads blooming from early to mid- summer, sometimes even lasting to early fall. After blooms fade, the flower heads and foliage start to brown and often stay through fall and parts of winter.

Yarrow attracts a variety of pollinators to the garden and its deep root system helps stabilize soils. It has medicinal qualities and has been used for wound healing and as a digestive aid.