How to Grow Yarrow (Achillea)

Yarrow is known for its flat-topped clusters of white, yellow, pink or red flowers that bloom all summer. Yarrow makes a good fresh or dried cut flower.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Bypass Pruners
• Compost Makers
• Fertilizers
• Garden Spades
• Garden Trowels
• Mulch
• Plants

Choosing Yarrow

1. Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer.
2. Buy yarrow in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
3. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.

Planting Yarrow

4. Plant yarrow in full sun in well-drained soil.
5. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
6. Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in the containers.
7. Set the plants 9 to 12 inches apart.
8. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
9. Water well until soil is completely moist.

Caring for Yarrow

10. Deadhead (cut off old flower stems) with scissors or bypass pruners.
11. Remove old foliage in spring, using bypass pruners to cut off old stems.
12. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost in spring.

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