Difference between revisions of "Achillea ageratifolia"

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'''''Achillea ageratifolia''''', commonly called '''yarrow''' or '''greek yarrow''', is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to Greece and Bulgaria. It is a highly variable species, with three recognized subspecies that have white flowers. They have erect, simple, some-what woody based stems.<ref>{{Cite book | author=Strid, Arne; Tan, Kit | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=PFl2OiIWOp0C&lpg=PA434 | title=Mountain flora of Greece | year=1986 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | location=Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]  | isbn=0-7486-0207-0 | pages=434}}</ref>
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6.
Width: 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Water: moderate
Features: flowers, ground cover
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Sunset Zones: 1-24, 26, 28-45
Flower features: white
Scientific Names

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Achillea ageratifolia, commonly called yarrow or greek yarrow, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to Greece and Bulgaria. It is a highly variable species, with three recognized subspecies that have white flowers. They have erect, simple, some-what woody based stems.[1]

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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  1. Strid, Arne; Tan, Kit (1986). Mountain flora of Greece. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. pp. 434. ISBN 0-7486-0207-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=PFl2OiIWOp0C&lpg=PA434.