How to Grow Achillea Plants in your Garden

Gardener's HQ Guide to Growing Yarrow and Sneezewort

The common names for the Hardy perennials Achillea are Sneezewort and Yarrow.

Achillea typically flower from late spring to early Autumn. Visit this page for specific information on growing Achillea millefolium in your garden.

Description of Achillea

Yarrow and other Achillea make ideal border plants and are great as part of a meadow garden. They are large plants, ranging from between 15 and 120 cm in height.

Achillea plants have soft feathery leaves, and tiny densely packed flowers of either pink or yellow.

Commonly Grown Achillea Plants

Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) photograph by FreePhotoFun, CC

Achillea fillipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)

Achillea fillipendulina photograph by Evelyn Simak, CC.

Achillea tomentosa (Woolly Yarrow)

Achillea tomentosa photograph by Ghislain118.

How to Grow Achillea Species such as Yarrow

It is best to plant Yarrow and other Achillea seeds on the soil surface at about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 feet) apart

Sow in the early spring, as a frost is required to nreak dormancy, or in the early autumn.

Plants like light and should be grown in full sunlight.

They are capable of growing in poor soil, but ideally should be planted in a loam at a pH of 5.5 to 7.

If growing the plant indoors it should be sown 10 weeks before planting out. They should be put outside in early spring or late autumn.

Achillea requires light, and between 10 and 100 days for germination to occur, at a temperature of 15 to 18 degrees Celsius (59 to 64°F).

Caring for Achillea

Achillea are very easy plants to care for. They require to be cut back in the autumn, and divided every four years to maintain healthy growth.

Achillea Species specific pages

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I hope that you enjoyed this guide on how to grow Achillea plants. You may also enjoy the following Aster family growing guides: How to grow Wild artichoke, Achillea filipendulina, and Zinnia angustifolia plants.

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