Nancy Asquith
Red yarrow from the Elizabeth Gamble Garden
This is a red cultivar of yarrow (Achillea millefolium). The traditional white-flowered version of this plant grows as a native wildflower here in California and in other temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Yarrow has been used in many cultures to treat wounds and digestive upsets and to reduce headache, inflammation, and pain. It has a sedative effect that a modern study found helpful over both the long and the short term for anxiety sufferers.
The genus is called "Achillea" because Achilles reportedly carried yarrow into battle to treat wounds.
Red yarrow from the Elizabeth Gamble Garden
This is a red cultivar of yarrow (Achillea millefolium). The traditional white-flowered version of this plant grows as a native wildflower here in California and in other temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Yarrow has been used in many cultures to treat wounds and digestive upsets and to reduce headache, inflammation, and pain. It has a sedative effect that a modern study found helpful over both the long and the short term for anxiety sufferers.
The genus is called "Achillea" because Achilles reportedly carried yarrow into battle to treat wounds.