Please note-images are of what you should expect the plant to mature into, given correct care.

Plants are maintained to enhance their future health and productivity, and to ensure they can transport as well as possible (trimmed, cut back, dead-headed, topped up with media etc).

If you require a specific look, please get in touch, as this care varies throughout the year and depends on conditions.

Achillea (Yarrow)

Beautiful creamy white umbels of flowers on long stems, which look ethereal in a wildflower border, or grouped alone, or 'pop' through a cottage, edible or contemporary garden, encouraging pollinators to make for more flowers and edibles. Superb for later summer colour, when others are fading.

Scientific name: Achillea millefolium

Yarrow can be found in many grasslands, from lawns to meadows, its flat-topped clusters of flower heads appearing from June. Cultivated varieties are garden favourites.

Statistics

Height: up to 50cm

Conservation status

Common.

When to see

June to November

About

Yarrow is a tough plant of many grasslands, from lawns to verges and meadows; a strong-smelling perennial, clusters of white, flat-topped flower heads appear from June to November. Yarrow has been used to help restore arable land to grassland by sowing it along with other natives.

How to identify

Yarrow has dark green, finely divided, feathery leaves. It has flat-topped clusters of white flower heads, each comprising yellowish disc florets and pinky-white ray florets - together they give the impression of one flower with a yellow centre and white petals.

Did you know?

Centuries ago, Yarrow was used as a charm against bad luck and illness. Although it was also used to stop wounds from bleeding, it was believed to cause nosebleeds if put up the nose. The above ground parts are used to make medicine.

Yarrow is commonly used for diarrhoea, gas, asthma, colds, runny noses, arthritis, wounds, skin healing, liver disorders, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.

In manufacturing, yarrow is used as a cosmetic cleanser and in shampoos. The leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads.

How does it work ?

Yarrow contains chemicals that might help to stop stomach cramps and fight infections, but more research is needed.

How people can help

Our gardens are a vital resource for wildlife, providing corridors of green space between open countryside, allowing species to move about. In fact, the UK's gardens provide more space for nature than all the National Nature Reserves put together. So why not try leaving wilder areas in your garden, such as patches of buttercups in your lawn or nettles near your compost heap, to see who comes to visit? To find out more about encouraging wildlife into your garden, visit our Wild About Gardens website: a joint initiative with the RHS, there's plenty of facts and tips to get you started.

Yarrow are very forgiving plants so will grow in most situations.

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Please note images are of how you will expect your plant to mature into, given the correct care, unless stated otherwise.

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