Achillea millefolium
Common Yarrow
Common names: Field Yarrow, Thousand-leaf
Photo: O. Pichard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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Description
Yarrow has finely feathery leaves and flat white flower spikes that attract countless beneficial insects from June to September. In the garden it serves as both a soil improver and a medicinal herb, an all‑purpose plant for lean, sunny spots.
Care instructions
Sow as a light‑seeding crop in early April, spreading seeds thinly, or plant in a fully sunny, well‑drained location. It tolerates drought easily and requires no fertilization, over‑fertilizing can even cause it to topple. After the first flowering, cut back the plant; it will bloom again in late summer.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, loamy, well-drained, lean, dry
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Sunflowers release substances into the soil that inhibit potato tuber growth, and they also compete for water and nutrients.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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