White Yarrow Flower Seeds

Yarrow - Achillea millefolium Perennial Open Pollinated. Attractive low growing grey-green fernlike foliage. Sends up 3' tall stems topped with white umbrella flowers in spring. This basal foliage tolerates foot traffic and is used as an alternative lawn. Yarrow has also been used as a herbs for centuries. Blooms second spring after planting from seed. Pack covers approximately 10 sq ft if broadcast. When plants reach 1/2" tall, thin to 1" apart. Flowers: Good cut flower, dries well. Seeds Per Pack: 1,843 View our companion guide on yarrow plants in the Resource Center.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Achillea millefolium
• Plant type: Perennial
• Growth habit: Low Growing
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Flowers: Good cut flower, dries well.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• USDA Zone: 5-10
• Plant In: Fall or Spring
• Planting Depth: Surface
• Days to Germinate: 20-45 Days
• Height At Maturity: 2'-3'
• Sun/Shade Requirements: Full Sun
• Water Needs: Light Water

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for White Yarrow Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place White Yarrow Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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