Plant guide
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Common yarrow is toxic to cats. Eating it can cause stomach upset, drooling or reduced appetite, and contact may irritate skin. Keep cats away from the plant and dried arrangements.
What this guide covers: Achillea millefolium only. Check the botanical name; a photograph alone cannot establish identity.
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Achillea millefolium — Flowers of the species
By Petar Milošević
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Resized and converted to WebP for display; botanical details unchanged.
This displayed image is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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Plant identity
- Scientific name
- Achillea millefolium
- Scope
- Species
- Family
- Not recorded
- Also known as
- No reviewed aliases available
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How to grow this plant
Achillea millefolium only. Check the botanical name; a photograph alone cannot establish identity.
- Light
- Sunny position
Full sun.
- Watering
Allow drainage; established plants tolerate drought.
- Temperature
- Temperature range not yet established
Outdoor perennial; no preferred indoor temperature interval proposed.
- Humidity
No specific humidity target established.
- Potting
- Well-drained soil, including leaner soils.
- Through the year
- Deadhead to limit self-seeding. Monitor spreading rhizomes. Wear gloves if handling yarrow irritates your skin.
Growing-guide sources
- Achillea millefolium ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-16
Achillea millefolium only. Check the botanical name; a photograph alone cannot establish identity.
Growing advice reviewed 2026-10-16. Plant safety is assessed separately.
Reviewed safety information
- Toxic principle
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Reported signs
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Severity
- Severity not established
Missing information is unknown. It should not be interpreted as an absence of risk.
Safe alternatives
No verified alternative recommendations are available for this guide.