Yarrow (50)
A bag of beautiful Yarrow seed balls. Yarrow is a powerhouse flower for your garden! Yarrow is steeped in myth and legend and has been used by man for 60000 years! Achillea millefolium was named in honour of the Greek god Achilles and has many medicinal uses as well as providing quick ground cover, acting as wonderful green manure and offering shelter and nectar to a vast array of wildlife.
Each bag contains 50 seed balls, enough to cover 2.5 square metres in a garden bed or 7-12 medium sized pots (leave at least 10cm between each ball). Best scattered in Spring or Autumn.
£9.00
Availability: In stock
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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
A perennial aromatic herb with white flowers arranged in a many flowered flat umbel head.
Height: 8-60cm
Flowers: June to August
Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times, it is said that Achilles used this herb to treat the wounds of his soldiers. Yarrow's pretty little flowers, usually white but can be pink, cluster together in tight groups to resemble flat umbrellas. The leaves are like feathers and are aromatic if crushed. Can be found in many grassland habitats including, waste land and some coastal dunes and stable shingle.
