Achillea millefolium - Yarrow - Plant

Description

• Asteraceae Asterales
• Europe, Asia
• H 0.8m x W 0.5m
•  Z2 
• Perennial
• Synonyms: Nosebleed, Carpenter's Herb, Soldier's Herb, St. John's Herb, Venus Eyebrows
• 1 plant bare root

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Details

Vigorous plant, even in poor soils, forming tight tufts of very finely cut leaves, of a pretty fresh green

In spring, stems emerge, which carry the inflorescences in white umbels all summer

Yarrow is generously flowering and therefore is of interest for ornamental garden

Achillea millefolium is a European medicinal plant traditionally used to treat wounds and stop the flow of blood

It has many medicinal properties: Anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Astringent, Carminative, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Odontalgic, Stimulant, Tonic, Vasodilator, and Vulnerary

It is also used as a source of compost and manure, dye (yellows, greens and bronzes), essential oil, insect repellent, and in cosmetics to treat oily skin

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Cultivation

This is a botanical species, extremely easy to cultivate

Plant all year round, in moderately fertile soil, in a sunny position

Watering regularly during the first weeks to encourage recovery, if you plant in spring and summer

Grows back each year from its stoloniferous roots