Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium

  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Achillea millefolium
  • Flower name
    Achillea millefolium
  • Scientific name
    Achillea millefolium
  • Alias西洋鋸草, コモンヤロウ, アキレア, Achillea, ヤロー, アキレア・ミレフォリウム, Achillea millefolium
  • Place of originEurope and western Asia
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September

What is Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium (Scientific name: Achillea millefolium) is a cold-hardy perennial naturalized plant of the genus Achillea in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and western Asia. It is also known as Achillea , Yarro or Common yarrow. From early summer to autumn, it produces many small, 0.5 cm heads of flowers in a corymb inflorescence. The flowers come in yellow, pink, red, and orange, in addition to the typical white. The leaves are green and thin with a jagged edge. The leaves, when crushed and applied to cuts, are effective in relieving pain and stopping bleeding. The young leaves can be eaten in salads or boiled. The flowers are used as cut flowers and dried flowers. A member of the sawfly family is the northern sawfly (scientific name: Achillea alpina subsp. japonica).

Generic name: Achillea millefolium, Scientific name: Achillea millefolium, Also known as Achillea, Yarrow, origin: Europe, West Asia, Flower inflorescence: corymb, flowering period: May to September, flower color: white, yellow, pink, red, orange, use: gardening, dry flower.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Achillea
  • Species
    A. millefolium
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Corymbose inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    Twice 3 times pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typecold-hardy perennial herb
  • Flower colorsPink White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height50.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower3.0 ~ 5.0 cm

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