| Scientific Name: |
Achillea millefolium |
| Common Name: |
Alaskan Yarrow |
| Other Common Names: |
Millfoil, Common Yarrow |
| Duration of Life: |
Perennial |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Mesic, Wet |
| Sun Requirements: |
Full |
| Plant Origin: |
Native, Introduced |
| Drought Tolerance: |
Medium |
| Flower Conspicuous: |
Yes |
| Soil Fertility Requirement: |
Medium |
| Moisture Use: |
Medium |
| Shade Tolerance: |
Intermediate |
| Growing Zone: |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Active Growth Period: |
Spring |
| Anaerobic Tolerance: |
None |
| Calcium Carbonate Tolerance: |
Medium |
| Bloom Period: |
Early Summer |
| Commercial Availability: |
Routinely Available |
| Cold Stratification Required: |
No |
| Fall Conspicuous: |
No |
| Frost Free Days, Minimum: |
120 |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Fruit/Seed Abundance: |
Medium |
| Fruit/Seed Period Begin: |
Summer |
| Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: |
No |
| Fruit/Seed Period End: |
Summer |
| Fruit/Seed Color: |
Brown |
| Fruit/Seed Persistence: |
Yes |
| Fire Tolerance: |
High |
| Foliage Texture: |
Fine |
| Growth Form: |
Rhizomatous |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Growth Rate: |
Moderate |
| Height, Mature (feet): |
3 |
| Leaf Retention: |
No |
| Low Growing Grass: |
No |
| Life Span: |
Moderate |
| Max. Planting Density/Acre: |
19000 |
| Min. Planting Density/Acre: |
4800 |
| pH (Maximum): |
8 |
| pH (Minimum): |
6 |
| Precipitation (Minimum): |
8 |
| Protein Potential: |
Low |
| Plant Spacing: |
12 to 24 inches |
| Resprout Ability: |
No |
| Root Depth, Min. (inches): |
8 |
| Salt Tolerance: |
None |
| Shape and Orientation: |
Erect |
| Flowering Months: |
June, July |
| Small Grain: |
No |
| Seed Spread Rate: |
Slow |
| Seedling Vigor: |
Low |
| Temperature, Minimum (F): |
-38 |
| Toxicity: |
Slight |
| Vegetative Spread Rate: |
Slow |
| RGR Bloom Begin: |
06/20 |
| RGR Bloom Peak: |
06/30 |
| RGR Bloom End: |
07/20 |
| RGR Seed Collection Peak: |
??/?? |
| Propagation: |
Container, Seed, Sprigs |
| Palpable: (eatable) |
|
| Where Found in S.E. MN: |
|
| Pronounciation: |
(a-KILL-ee-ah mil-eh-FO-lee-um) |
| Category: |
Dicot |
| Division: |
Magnoliophyta |
| Class: |
Magnoliopsida |
| Order: |
Asterales |
| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Genus: |
Achillea |
