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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 24 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 24 - 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Other: gray-green; ferny
Flowers: Showy
Other: Fade resistant.
Flower Color: Red
Other: Deep rose-red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadhead faded flowers to ensure more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
K (Potassium)
Fe (Iron)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Underground rhizomes
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Yarrow
  • Milfoil
  • Staunchweed
  • Soldier's Woundwort
  • Thousandleaf
  • Sanguinary

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Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Location: At a local nursery
Date: June 2009

Date: 2012-05-17

Date: 2011-06-28
 Courtesy Outsidepride
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Location: At a local nursery
Date: June 2009
Location: Azure garden centre, Cramlington, Northumberland UK
Date: 2020-07-08
Location: Floors castle, Scotland
Date: 2011-07-21

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Select Seeds

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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