Achillea Millefolium "PROA" - the best for essential oil production
Genus: Achillea
Species: millefolium
Variety: PROA - high oil concentration
Weight of 1000 seeds = 0,13 gram
Growing Instructions
Prefers light, moist soil in full sun. Requires little attention.
This is a white-flowered form of common yarrow, a hardy perennial species native to temperate regions throughout the Northern Hemisphere. These plants naturally inhabit open areas and are able to withstand a wide range of growing conditions including poor, sandy or rocky soils. In the garden, common yarrow is a favorite carefree bloomer for sunny flower gardens.
Low basal rosettes of fine, ferny, aromatic foliage anchor this plant throughout the year. The green to gray-green leaves are semi-evergreen and the clumps spread quite vigorously via rhizomes. In early summer it produces many strong leafy floral stems that become covered with broad, flat-topped clusters of diminutive flowers which are white. These appear from early to midsummer, and may continue intermittently to early fall if faded flowers are regularly removed.
It stimulates appetite and digestion.
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Genus - Achillea
Species - Millefolium
Variety - Proa
Common name - Yarrow
Pre-Treatment - Not-required
Plant type - Perennial, fragrant
Hardiness zones - 3 - 9
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Sun
Height - 0.60 m
Spread - 0.40 m
Growth rate - Fast
Bloom season - Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Leaf / Flower color - Green / White
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil type - Clay, Loam, Sand
Water requirements - Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Landscape uses - Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
GERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
Seeds require light for germination, so optimal germination occurs when planted no deeper than 3-4mm.
The best sowing time inside - from March to May, outside - after the last frosts till June.
Sow with a guideline distance of 30 cm.
Soil temperature should be kept higher than +18C to ensure good germination.
Should look at sowing Common yarrow about 50 days before your last frost date .