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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
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
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: Self fertile
Sow in situ
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

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Common names
  • Sneezeweed
  • Pearl Yarrow
  • Sneezewort
  • Brideflower
  • Sneeze-Wort
  • Yarrow

Photo Gallery
Location: Empese en Tondense Heide
Date: 2021-07-18
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 7th September 2010
Beautiful wildflower!
Location: Empese en Tondense Heide
Date: 2021-07-18
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-07-08
Seedling of 'The Pearl'

 Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11

Date: June
credit: Kenraiz

Date: September
credit: Bouba

credit: Bff
Location: Nature Reserve Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-02
Location: Nature Reserve Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-09-02

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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