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Asteraceae
Fernleaf Yarrow
Achillea filipendulina
Healing and courage.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Achillea
- Native to
- Central Asia, Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, average to poor
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The genus Achillea is named after the Greek hero Achilles, who reputedly used yarrow to treat his soldiers' wounds.
- Each flat-topped flower cluster is actually composed of dozens of tiny individual flowers packed together.
- The finely divided, fern-like leaves give this species its common name and can have up to 30 divisions per leaf.
- Fernleaf Yarrow is one of the best flowers for drying, retaining its golden color for years in dried arrangements.
- The plant releases chemical compounds from its roots that inhibit the growth of competing nearby plants, a strategy called allelopathy.
Color meanings
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health
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war and valor