common yarrow - Achillea millefolium

Synonyms: milfoil, milenrama,

USDA Plant Code: ACMI2
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: dry - medium
Leaves:
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: white/pink/purple
Bloom Period: summer
Fragrant: yes
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Plant(s); Pike and San Isabel National Forests, south-central Colorado
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); side view
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); top view of plant in full flower
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Homer
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); in flower
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Doug Doohan, Ohio State University/ OARDC, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Cardina, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); Homer
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; basal rosette
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); Fort Tryon Park, green bottle fly pollinating
Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); close-up
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
David Cappaert, , Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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