Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 24-36 inches (80-100 cm, ) |
Plant Spread: | 18-24 inches (40-50 cm,) |
Leaves: | Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
Dynamic Accumulator: | P (Phosphorus) K (Potassium) Fe (Iron) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Self fertile Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Underground rhizomes |
Pollinators: | Self Flies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
lovesblooms | On January 25, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
MrsBinWY | On March 11, 2017 | Seeds sown milk jug at warm room temp, sprinkled seeds/chaff on surface, from lovesblooms; gave up on these on 4-24-17 |
dnrevel | On June 8, 2024 | Bloomed Pearl yarrow bloomed in herb flower bed Front yard garden 2024 June 8, 2024. Pretty nice on 1 year old plants... |
dnrevel | On May 1, 2023 | Transplanted Set out in several garden spaces in the front yard, after hardening off for a few days outdoors. |
dnrevel | On April 9, 2023 | Potted up Pricked out from Dixie Cups in tray, moved to next larger size in greenhouse, April 9 & 10. |
dnrevel | On March 27, 2023 | Seeds germinated Germinated in Dixie Cups in small tote and in larger totes. NOTE this is sown in several different ways for 2023. |
dnrevel | On March 18, 2023 | Seeds germinated Germinating in greenhouse using humidity dome, dixie cup method. |
dnrevel | On February 25, 2023 | Seeds sown Winter sown in Dixie Cup. NOTE: Needs LIGHT to germinate. Seed from Swallowtail Garden Seeds, Fall 2022. Also known as Marshmallow Yarrow. |
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