Common names:
Yarrow
Milfoil
Soldier's Woundwort
Sanguinary
Staunchweed

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences:Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 5a
Leaves:Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit:Edible to birds
Flowers:Inconspicuous
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color:Lavender
Bi-Color
Flower Time:Fall
Year Round
Uses:Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Salad greens
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator:Ca (Calcium)
Cu (Copper)
Co (Cobalt)
Wildlife Attractant:Bees
Hummingbirds
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances:Squirrels
Flood Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds:Suitable for wintersowing: lp a Tsteesefs sd.ilhn
Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Cane: eirrsenmdurghodn ozU
Cuttings: Leaf
Cuttings: Root
Bulbs
Pollinators:Self
Containers:Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:Thorned
Conservation status:Least Concern (LC)

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Comments:
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