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This common plant, known as Yarrow, is also called Thousand-leaf, Milfoil, Soldier's Woundwort, Carpenter's Weed, and Nose Bleed. Native to North America, this perennial reproduces by seed and by spreading rootstalks. From June to October you will find Yarrow in open fields and roadsides.
Its flower is most commonly found in white, but can be pinkish, depending on the soil’s acidity. The fragrant blossoms grow in flat-topped clusters and are 6-30 cm in diameter. They grow on stems that have alternating, fern-like leaves, up to height of 1 metre.
Yarrow is sometimes used as a medicine. It has been used to staunch the bleeding of wounds. Yarrow is also used to ease some female ailments.
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