Achillea / ækɪˈliːə / [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family asteraceae Learn how to grow and care for yarrow, achillea, is a colorful addition to the garden The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to a
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The genus name achillea refers to achilles, hero of the trojan wars in greek mythology, who used the plant medicinally to stop bleeding and to heal the wounds of his soldiers.
Achillea, commonly known as yarrow, is native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere in asia, europe, and north america
There are many species and hybrids of yarrows and some are evergreen The genus was named after the greek mythical character achilles whose army was said to use yarrow to heal wounds Sensu stricto is the most common introduced variety of common yarrow in the united states and is practically identical to native achillea millefolium var All the varieties in this collection, aside from the whimsical achillea ptarmica ‘peter cottontail’ (which dazzles with its fun, white poofball flowers), are achillea millefolium types
They achieve at least 18 inches in height and are fully winter hardy across the u.s. The range of achillea millefolium, known as yarrow, is remarkably extensive, covering much of the northern hemisphere It is native to europe, asia, and north america, where in the latter it grows from alaska through canada and into all states of the u.s
