Guide to Growing Achillea - Yarrow, Sneezewort
The common name for the Hardy perennials Achillea are Sneezewort and Yarrow.
Achillea typically flowers from late spring to early Autumn.
Description of Yarrow
Yarrow is an ideal border plant that can be found commonly growing in meadows. Yarrow is a large plant, typically between 15 and 120 cm in height. Yarrows have soft feathery leaves, and tiny densely packed flowers of either pink or yellow.
How to grow Yarrow
It is best to plant Yarrow seeds on the soil surface, 30 to 60 cm apart, in the early spring, as a frost is required or in the early autumn. Yarrow plants like light and should be grown in full sunlight. They are capable of growing in poor soil, but ideally should be planted in a loam at a pH of 5.5 to 7. Achillea requires light and between between 10 and 100 days for germination to occur at a temperature of 15 to 18 degrees Celsius. If growing the plant indoors it should be sown 10 weeks before planting out. It should be put outside in early spring or late autumn.
Caring for yarrow
Yarrow is a very easy plant to care for, it requires to be cut back in the autumn and divided every 4 years to maintain healthy growth.