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Yarrow is an all-star, popular plant choice among California native gardeners, including beginners! It is durable and easy to grow in a wide range of soil types and has low moisture requirements. It reseeds and spreads quickly, making it a good groundcover plant for lawn replacement.
Yarrow's abundant white flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other insects. It is a staple in native pollinator gardens throughout the state. Yarrow has many alternative common names, including soldier's woundwort and nosebleed plant. They reflect its long history as an important medicinal plant.
Perennial herb
1 - 3 ft Tall
6 - 18 in Wide
Upright, Spreading
Fast, Moderate
Evergreen, Summer Deciduous, Summer Semi-deciduous
Pleasant
White, Yellow
Summer, Spring
Bank stabilization, Containers, Deer resistant, Groundcover, Lawn alternative
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade
Low
Max 1x / week once established
Easy
Tolerates cold to -10 - -15 °F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Nearly any type except very wet. Because of its deep roots it has been used to control erosion.
Soil PH: 4 - 8
Benefits from division every other year
Spreads by rhizomes. Plant seed in warm soil, max 1/4 inch under so sun can get to it. Can become invasive. For propagating by seed: No treatment.
1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
meadow; disturbed places
Alpine Fell-Fields, Introduced Plant (naturalized), Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
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Likely
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Confirmed
Adela septentrionella
Bumblebee-like Digger Bee
Anthophora bomboides
Coronis Fritillary
Argynnis coronis
Common Sickleleg
Asemosyrphus polygrammus
Onions
Allium cepa
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Canola
Brassica napus
Peppers
Capsicum annuum