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Yarrow — Flowers

Achillea millefolium

Full sun, light watering — hardy anywhere in the UK.

Photograph of Yarrow
iNaturalist / GBIF
Plant out
Apr
Harvest
Jul
In flower
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low
Difficulty
Easy
Hardiness
H7
Season
summer
Height
50–100 cm
Spacing
50 cm
Pets
Toxic to pets
Bee friendly
Bee friendly
Native
Native

Growing notes

Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower Jun-Sep.

Toxic to pets

Yarrow can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and drooling in a dog or cat that eats it.

→ Your vet, Animal PoisonLine, or the Veterinary Poisons Information Service.