| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 24-36 inches (80-100 cm, ) |
| Plant Spread: | 18-24 inches (40-50 cm,) |
| Leaves: | Fragrant |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | P (Phosphorus) K (Potassium) Fe (Iron) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Self fertile Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Underground rhizomes |
| Pollinators: | Self Flies Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| lovesblooms | On February 24, 2018 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| lovesblooms | On January 25, 2015 | Seeds sown winter sown |
| MrsBinWY | On March 11, 2017 | Seeds sown milk jug at warm room temp, sprinkled seeds/chaff on surface, from lovesblooms; gave up on these on 4-24-17 |
| dnrevel | On May 1, 2023 | Transplanted Set out in several garden spaces in the front yard, after hardening off for a few days outdoors. |
| dnrevel | On April 9, 2023 | Potted up Pricked out from Dixie Cups in tray, moved to next larger size in greenhouse, April 9 & 10. |
| dnrevel | On March 27, 2023 | Seeds germinated Germinated in Dixie Cups in small tote and in larger totes. NOTE this is sown in several different ways for 2023. |
| dnrevel | On March 18, 2023 | Seeds germinated Germinating in greenhouse using humidity dome, dixie cup method. |
| dnrevel | On February 25, 2023 | Seeds sown Winter sown in Dixie Cup. NOTE: Needs LIGHT to germinate. Seed from Swallowtail Garden Seeds, Fall 2022. Also known as Marshmallow Yarrow. |
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