ACHILLEA 



(Named for the Greek hero Achilles, who is said to have used it to heal Telephus) 

 Composittt 



88. Achillea Millefolium, var. roseum 



English Names: Rosy milfoil, Rosy yarrow, Thousand leaf. Thousand- 

 leaved clover. Nosebleed, Bloodwort, Carpenter's grass. Sanguinary, Soldier's 

 woundwort, Old-man's pepper, 



S. EUROPE, ASIA, N. AMERICA JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 



BROAD, flat heads of tiny pink flowers, carried on erect, leafy stems 

 one to three feet high. Foliage fernlike, dark green, pretty and 

 persistent, though rather inconspicuous. A plant not often used in 

 the herbaceous border, 

 its somewhat unrefined 

 character, and the fre- 

 quency with which it is 

 found in a wild state, 

 causing it to be gen- 

 erally classed as a weed. 

 Properly used, however, 

 it is eff'ective in the 

 herbaceous border; and 

 is good for naturalizing 

 in front of shrubbery or 

 in barren places as it is 

 not injured by drought. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial, of easiest culture 

 in any soil, even poor and 

 dry. Prefers sun. 



Propagate by cuttings 

 or by division. 



