Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Medicinal Plants Difficulty: Very Easy
📖 About this plant
Yarrow is a hardy, versatile medicinal herb with feathery fern-like foliage and flat-topped flower clusters. It has been used since ancient times for wound healing (contains blood-stopping compounds) and to reduce fever, earning names like ‘soldier’s woundwort.’
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6+ hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
Low to moderate (30-50%)
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Temperature
5-30°C
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Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor, dry soils; pH 5.5-7.5
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Fertilizer
Minimal — light compost in spring; avoid rich soils which cause leggy growth
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
यैरो
BN
Bengali
ইয়ারো
MR
Marathi
यारो
TE
Telugu
యారో
TA
Tamil
யாரோ
GU
Gujarati
યારો
UR
Urdu
یارو
KN
Kannada
ಯಾರೋ
OR
Odia
ଯାରୋ
ML
Malayalam
യാറോ
PA
Punjabi
ਯਾਰੋ
AS
Assamese
যাৰো
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Europe, Asia, North America — temperate regions worldwide
- 📏 Max height
- 30-90 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 30-60 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer - Fall
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Pink, Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic; avoid prolonged use — may cause photosensitivity; rare allergic reactions in sensitive individuals
- 🌱 Propagation
- Seed sowing in spring or autumn; division every 2-3 years; basal cuttings in spring
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic; avoid prolonged use — may cause photosensitivity; rare allergic reactions in sensitive individuals
Common issues
- Powdery mildew
- Root rot in wet soil
- Aster yellows disease
- Rust fungi
💡 Care tips
- Traditionally used to stop bleeding and heal wounds
- Drought-tolerant once established in the garden
- Flat clusters of tiny flowers attract beneficial insects
- Divide clumps every 3-4 years to maintain vigor
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