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🌿 Yarrow (Official) — Organic Seeds
Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
Common Names: Common Yarrow, Soldier’s Woundwort, Milfoil
🌱 Seed Quality Promise
All seeds sold by Yahuah’s Farm are 100% organic, non-GMO, and never chemically treated or coated.
We do not sell pelleted, dyed, chemically enhanced, or synthetic-treated seeds.
What you plant should be as pure as the medicine it becomes.
About Yarrow
Yarrow is one of the most legendary medicinal herbs in human history. Used by warriors, midwives, herbalists, and healers for thousands of years, this plant is known as a master wound herb, a circulatory ally, and a foundational survival medicine.
It forms feathery, fern-like foliage and produces flat-topped clusters of tiny white (sometimes pink) flowers that attract pollinators in abundance. Yarrow is exceptionally hardy, drought tolerant, and long-lived.
This is not just a garden plant — it is a living first-aid kit.
Traditional & Herbal Uses
Yarrow has been traditionally used as:
• A classic wound herb
• A traditional blood-supporting plant
• A circulatory-supporting herb
• A fever-supporting plant
• A digestive-supporting herb
• A women’s tonic
• A traditional first-aid herb
• A foundational survival medicine
The leaves and flowers are the primary traditionally used parts.
Plant Characteristics
Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Low-growing, spreading, clumping
Mature Height: 12–30 inches
Mature Width: 18–24 inches
Flower Color: White (can vary)
Bloom Time: Late spring through summer
Foliage: Feathery, aromatic, fern-like
Root Type: Rhizomatous
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, beneficial insects
Yarrow spreads gently and naturalizes beautifully.
Growing Yarrow from Seed
Yarrow is extremely easy to grow and thrives in poor soils where many plants fail.
How to Germinate Yarrow Seeds
Surface Sowing Recommended
Yarrow seeds need light to germinate.
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Scatter seeds on soil surface.
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Press gently into soil.
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Do NOT cover.
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Keep soil lightly moist.
Germination Time
• 7–14 days
• Fast and reliable
Ideal Growing Conditions
USDA Zones
Zones 3–9
Sun
• Full sun preferred
• Tolerates partial shade
Soil
• Well-draining
• Sandy, rocky, or poor soils
• Low fertility preferred
Rich soil = fewer medicinal compounds.
Water
• Low
• Drought tolerant once established
Spacing
• Space plants 12–18 inches apart
• Will spread gradually
Growth Timeline
Weeks 1–2:
• Germination
Weeks 3–5:
• Leaf development
Weeks 6–8:
• Flower stalks form
Year 2+:
• Full perennial stands
• Heavy flowering
Harvesting
Leaves
Harvest young leaves before flowering.
Flowers
Harvest when fully open.
• Use fresh or dry
• Harvest on dry mornings
Dry in a shaded, well-ventilated space.
Seed Saving
Yarrow self-seeds lightly.
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Allow flower heads to dry.
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Rub seeds free.
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Store cool, dark, and dry.
Why Grow Yarrow?
• One of the most important medicinal plants in history
• Long-lived perennial
• Extremely hardy
• Drought tolerant
• Pollinator magnet
• Beautiful ornamental
• Survival herb
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance
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