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Fern-leaf Yarrow [1]

Common Name: 
Fern-leaf Yarrow
Scientific Name Genus: 
Achillea
Family Name: 
Asteraceae
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
Perennial
Growth Habit
erect clumps up to 5 feet tall
Leaves
alternate, linear to elliptic in outline, to 10 inches long, 1-2 pinnatifid into linear-lanceolate segments, aromatic.
Fern-leaf Yarrow Leaves [2]
Flowers
yellow, dense, flat-topped clusters.
Fern-leaf Yarrow Flowers [3]
Propagation Method
seed or division in spring.
Landscape Uses
bg; fresh or dried flowers.
Fern-leaf Yarrow Landscape [4]
 
Source URL: https://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/fern-leaf-yarrow

Links
[1] https://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/fern-leaf-yarrow
[2] https://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/sites/plant-identification/files/plant/images/leaves/Achillea%202%20leaves_0.jpg
[3] https://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/sites/plant-identification/files/plant/images/flowers/Achillea%204%20flower.jpg
[4] https://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/sites/plant-identification/files/plant/images/landscape-uses/Achillea%201%20plants%20in%20landscape.jpg