Other Names:
Angel flower, Bunch O' Daisies, Camel, Cammock, Dog daisy, Goose tongue, Green arrow, Hemming and sewing, Hundred leaved grass, Melancholy, Moleery-fea, Mother of thousands, Nosebleed, Old Man's Mustard, Old Man's Pepper, Snakes grass, Sneezewort, Sneezings, Stanch-girs, Sweetnuts, Tansy, Thoudsand-leaf, Thousand leaf clover, Thousand leaf grass, Traveller's ease, Wild Pepper, Woundwort, Yallow, Yarra-grass, Yarrel, Yarroway.

Description
A hardy perennial. Varieties are:

'Wild' Yarrow/Milfoil/Noble yarrow/Nosebleed/Sanguinary/Soldiers woundwort/Thousandleaf (Achillea millefolium)
Up to 3ft (1m) in height, it has feathery, aromatic, narrow, dark green-grey leaves, which grow longer than 6". Small, dull white, sometimes pink, flat headed clusters of pungent flowers appear summer-autumn. The deep green, hollow, ridged stem branches near the top. The seeds are small, grey-brown, and are shaped like flattened teardrops.

'Gold Plate' Yarrow (Achillea filipendulina)
Similar, though this variety can grow to 4ft in height by 2ft spread. Deep yellow flowers appear in plate like heads.

'Perrys White' Yarrow (Achillea ptarmica)
Grows to 4ft by 2ft also. The flowers of this variety appear in cluster of double, button shaped white flowers.

Cultivation

Site:	Prefers fairly rich, moist soil and sun, tolerates light shade.
Propagation:	Sow/divide roots in spring/autumn.
General Care:	Thin/transplant to 12" (30cm) apart. Deadhead to gain a second flowering.
Harvest:	Gather leaves and flowers in late summer.

Warning: Can cause skin rashes. Avoid large doses if pregnant.