Yarrow

Milenrama / Aquilea · Achillée (millefeuille)

Flower

🧩 Role in the garden

Family: Asteraceae
Height: medium (40–100 cm)
Shape: upright
Roots: shallow
Sun: full sun
Season: perennial
Grows in: summer or winter beds

Jobs in the bed

Feeds beneficial insectsSmall open flowers feed hoverflies, parasitic wasps and lacewings, which eat aphids and caterpillars.

Rotation

Do not return Asteraceae to the same spot for 3–4 years. Same family:

How these roles work in the Guide →

✿ Benefit

Attracts ladybugs, hoverflies & parasitic wasps

Spreads

✓ Place near

Throughout the garden
Near aromatic crops

✗ Keep apart

None listed.