What Yarrow Looks Like

close up of yarrow
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Height: 1-1 1/2 ft.

Description:  Mostly unbranched, hairy plants with finely divided leaves that appear featherly and fernlike.  The leaves measure around 6" long and 1" wide.  The flower heads are flat, and branch in clusters at the top of the stem.  Each delicate flower head is less than 1/2" wide, and contains 5 white petal-like ray flowers surrounding a central yellow circle which contains 10-20 small, tubular, yellowish disk flowers.

Yarrow is most commonly found in bloom during the months of June and September, and favors sunny to partially sunny conditions.

Some fellow companions of yarrow are:  Big bluestem, Little bluestem, Indian grass, Black-eyed Susan, Purple prairie clover, and Azure aster.

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