Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they make an acceptable addition to mixed salads and are best used when young. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A rather bitter flavour, they make an acceptable addition to mixed salads and are best used when young.; The leaves are also used as a hop-substitute for flavouring and as a preservative for beer etc.; Although in general yarrow is a very nutritious and beneficial plant to add to the diet, some caution should be exercised.

Habitat & North American Range

Meadows, pastures, lawns etc. on all but the poorest soils. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)