Yarrow
The other week I bid $17.50 on this book, garden gloves, and a $25.00 gift certificate at a silent auction – thinking someone would outbid me – but nobody did.
Now that was a good deal!
I looked at this beautiful book, and thought, “How can I most wisely use this?”
I never seem to remember the names of perennials, so decided that I will learn about one perennial per year – then maybe names and information will stick. 
The first perennial in the book is Yarrow, because its real name is Achillea.
My first challenge was learning to pronounce these words: Yarrow and Achillea.
Yarrow sounds something like arrow with a Y in front of it.
Achillea has two pronunciations – the one I most easily remember is to think of achilles heel, then I can say Achillea.
Yarrow comes in a variety of colors – but deep golden yellow is the most common.
My next job was to purchase two different varieties and plant them in an area where they receive a lot of sun. The note said they even do well in hot, dry conditions.
The smaller one (a hybrid) is Oertels Rose and will grow to a heights of 12-15 inches.
The taller one will grow to a height of 18-24 inches.
Because I have been busy this week and it has been raining most days – they are still not planted. Today I noticed the Achillea Moonshine is starting to bloom.
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Yarrow is grown in herb gardens for their healing properties. I want to learn more about that.
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Do you know anything about Yarrow?
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