Plant Database
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium ‘CA Native’
Achillea millefolium 'CA Native' is a vibrant, low-water perennial prized for its feathery, aromatic foliage and flat-topped clusters of colorful flowers that bloom from spring through fall. This California native selection forms a low, spreading mat of fern-like, dark gray-green leaves that are finely dissected and pleasantly fragrant when brushed. From late spring through summer, and often into fall, it produces sturdy, upright flower stems (1-3 ft tall) bearing large, flat-topped corymbs of tiny, daisy-like flowers in a range of shades, attracting a constant parade of butterflies, bees, and other pollinators . With exceptional tolerance for drought, heat, wind, and poor soils, this fast-growing, self-sowing perennial is an outstanding choice for wildflower gardens, meadows, slopes, erosion control, borders, mass plantings, and water-wise landscapes.