Yarrow
(Achillea millefolium)

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Description:
Yarrow is a creeping very hardy perennial. A beautiful plant with tiny flowers and fern like leaves. Yarrow is also a great pollinator plant! Yarrow is really easy to care for and is drought tolerate once established.

Growing:

• ​perennial
• full sun
• moist ​well draining soil (not too rich soil)
• moderate water
• harvest: roots, flowers and leaves

Health benefits:

• ease symptoms of cold and flu
• reduce fever

How to use?

• infusions (30 min)
• dried teas
• oils
• tinctures

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Notes:

• spreads through runners
• can be invasive
• dried and powdered leaves can be used as styptic powder to stop bleeding

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