The yarrow plant (Achillea millefolium) is an herbaceous white flowering perennial. Whether you decide to grow yarrow in your flower beds or in your herb garden, it’s still a lovely addition to your yard. Yarrow care is so easy that the plant is virtually care-free.
Yarrow is most often propagated by division, so chances are you’ll buy your yarrow as a plant. Space your plants 30-60 cm apart if you’re planting more than one yarrow plant.
Yarrow has many uses as an herb. It is commonly used as a medicinal herb that can treat the bleeding of minor wounds, swollen or cramping muscles, reducing fever or to help with relaxing. As with any medicinal herb, yarrow herb should not be taken without first consulting a physician. On the non-medicinal side, yarrow herb is an astringent and makes a good facial wash or shampoo.
plant them in full sun. They thrive in a wide variety of soils but do best in well drained soil. Yarrow plant will even grow in very poor dry soils with low fertility. Some caution should be taken when growing yarrow, as in the right conditions, it can become invasive and will then be in need of control.