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Achillea alpina
Also called Siberian Yarrow, Alpine Yarrow
Chinese yarrow (Achillea alpina) is a hardy perennial herb from Siberia, East Asia and northern North America, growing up to about 80 cm with white to pale violet flower heads. It is grown as a cold-tolerant garden perennial in full sun and well-drained soil.
Achillea alpina, commonly known as alpine yarrow, Chinese yarrow or Siberian yarrow, is an Asian and North American species of plant in the sunflower family.
The species is native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Canada (including Yukon and Northwest Territories), and the northern United States (Alaska, northern North Dakota, northern Minnesota).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Achillea alpina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
