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Yarroway, Milfoil, Old Mans Pepper, Soldiers Woundwort, Knights Milfoil, Thousandweed, Nosebleed, Carpenters Weed, Bloodwort, Stauchweed, Saguinary, Devils Nettle, Bad Mans Plaything

Achillea millefolium - Perennial -Medicinal - Flowers from June to September on strong hairy stems with fernlike foliage. Yarrow was once widely used to treat wounds - to staunch bleeding and protect against infection. Legend has it that Achilles used yarrow to treat his soldiers. It has also been used to make a tea to dispel depression, as an herb of divination and as a substitute for snuff (thus, Old Mans Pepper). Yarrow is used to treat skin disorders.  Plant in full sun.

  Colorado - A colorful mixture of pink, salmon,yellow, white, rose and apricot pastels.  Lovely cut flower.  Flowers the first year from seed. Height: 24in.

#2442 Packet, $2.50, Approximately 200 seeds
#P2442   Plant   3in. pot  $8.00

  Cerise Queen - Apple red blooms with yellow centers lie in flat clusters.  Foliage is grey-green and fern-like, forming a spreading clump 2-3ft. in diameter.  Height: 24in.

#3419 Packet, $2.50, Approximately 200 seeds
#P3419   Plant   3in. pot  $10.00

  White Yarrow - (Standard Yarrow) - The most-used medicinal variety.  Also serves as a good mosquito repellent.  Fernlike leaves and brackets of white flowers.  Height: 36-40in.

#197 Packet, $2.50, Approximately 200 seeds
#P197   Plant   3in. pot  $8.00

Wooly Yarrow - Low growing variety with finely defined ferny foliage and brackets of tiny white flowers.  Good ground cover.  Height: 18in.

#463 Packet, $2.50, Approximately 200 seeds
#P463   Plant   3in. pot  $8.00

  Yellow Yarrow  - Brackets of yellow flowers, foliage coarser than white yarrow.  Full sun;  plant height: 36-40in.

#198 Packet, $2.50, Approximately 200 seeds
#P198   Plant   3in. pot  $8.00

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