Yarrow is a native wildflower that is popular with bees, butterflies and other pollinators. It's leaves can be used to add a peppery flavour to salads and soups. Grows to 50cm tall and 50cm across in full sun or partial shade and moist but well-drained soils. White flowers are produced from May to August.
Yarrow / Achillea millefolium
Position: Flower border / Container / Lawn
Flowering months: Jun / Jul / Aug
Light: Full sun / Mix of sun and shade / Dappled shade
Soil: Clay / Loam / Chalk / Sand
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes (but avoid heavy clay)
Drainage: Well drained / Moist but well-drained (never waterlogged)
Life cycle: Perennial (lives for many years)
Hardiness: Fully hardy (in Bristol winters)
Over winter: Partially dies back (semi-evergreen)
Drought tolerant: Yes, once established