YARROW WHITE seeds
Achillea millefolium
Pack: 500 seeds, 2g
Achillea millefolium, Yarrow White, is a hardy perennial with flat white flower clusters and fine, feathery foliage. Plants bloom over a long season and attract beneficial insects. Suits mixed borders, cottage gardens, wildlife plantings, and cut flower gardens. Flowers are excellent fresh or dried. Yarrow thrives in sun and well-drained soil, and handles lean soils and low water once established.
You are buying botanical seeds to grow plants. Not sold as a medicine. No therapeutic claims.
Sowing guide
- Best time, late winter to spring, or early autumn in mild climates
- Seed treatment, do not cover deeply, yarrow needs light to germinate
- Depth, surface sow and press in gently
- Temperature, keep 15 to 22°C until germination
- Moisture, keep evenly moist, avoid waterlogging
- Germination window, 10 to 21 days in suitable conditions
- Prick out, transplant when seedlings handle easily
- Spacing, 30 to 40 cm between plants
- Site, full sun, well-drained soil
- Care, water to establish, then water as needed, deadhead to extend bloom, cut back after flowering
Plant details
- Botanical name: Achillea millefolium
- Common name, Yarrow White
- Life cycle, Perennial
- Height, 40 to 70 cm
- Spread, 30 to 45 cm
- Position, Full sun
- Soil, Well-drained, low to moderate fertility
- Water, low once established
- Frost, Hardy
Caution: handling yarrow can irritate skin and make it sensitive to sunlight. It is not suitable for anyone who is pregnant or breastfeeding.
Sold as seed for home garden growing only. We do not sell this as a food, a tea, a herbal preparation or a medicine, we give no preparation or dosage instructions, and we make no health claim of any kind. Any historical information is offered as garden history only. Seek advice from a qualified health practitioner before using any plant.