FoliageYarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and occasionally-wet soil. Expect cream, yellow and orange blooms in summer and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft × 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Beneficial insects
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Heat, Humidity, Pollution, Rabbits, Salt
- Native to
- Western Asia, North America, Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Yarrow is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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