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Achillea ptarmica
Also called Sneezewort Yarrow, Sneezeweed, False Sneezewort, Pearl Yarrow, Sneezeweed Yarrow, White Tansy
Sneezewort is a hardy Eurasian perennial in the daisy family, grown for its clusters of white flower heads from June to August. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and tolerates drought.
Achillea ptarmica is a Eurasian species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the genus Achillea. Common names include the sneezewort, sneezeweed, bastard pellitory, European pellitory, fair-maid-of-France, goose tongue, sneezewort yarrow, wild pellitory, and white tansy.
This is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that prefers full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Propagation is by sowing seed or division in spring. It will tolerate hot, humid summers, and drought.
It is native to Europe and western Asia. It is widespread across most of Europe and naturalized in scattered places in North America.
The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are used as an insect repellent. The plant yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. When chewed, the plant produces a numbing, tingling effect in the mouth, comparable to that of Sichuan pepper. For this reason, it is sometimes used in herbal medicine to relieve toothache or ulcers, and as a culinary herb.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Achillea ptarmica 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.
