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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Fe (Iron)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Underground rhizomes
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Yarrow
  • Milfoil
  • Staunchweed
  • Sanguinary
  • Thousandleaf
  • Soldier's Woundwort

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Location: My garden, KY
Date: 16 June 2023
Yellow
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 16 June, 2023
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 16 June, 2023
Pastel Pink
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2022-07-20
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2020-02-28

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-28

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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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