Achillea millefolium, just how invasive is it?

Going through a bit of an achillea stage ATM and really like the look of our Common Yarrow...

Achillea millefolium | common yarrow/RHS Gardening

I just love the thought of growing British native plants in my garden and this is also classed as perfect for pollinators, so it seems perfect for it. I dug a bit out of my front lawn and planted it in a pot. But it seems to be regarded by some as an invasive lawn weed, and I don't want my back lawn full of it! Could vigilant, regular deadheading prevent its spread?

Thanks,

Nick

 

Hmm! Milliefolium does invade ....not just by seed but by rhizomes. It can be a thug Nick !

I grow well behaved ones...terracotta, Moonshine etc and they are fantastic bee magnets as well as flowering prolifically.

I’m a tad fussy about plants that could be invasive ....they often take over in a blink of an eye. I grow several salvias as well as other plants that do spread fast by rhizomes and
I treat them by digging them up every year or two, check the soil for roots left behind and then replant trimmed plants.

 

Thanks Marley and Verdun! Oh dear, perhaps I should just grow cultivars and avoid it then! There are plenty of those that I like. Strangely, I haven't seen any bees on my 'Colorado Mix', but then it's young and only has three flowers on it. Not too keen on the yellow-flowered ones but that 'Terracotta' looks fantastic Verdun, might have to get it for my front garden! Saw a lovely soft pink one in my RHS encyclopedia but can't find anyone who sells it in the UK, 'Forncett Candy'. 'Forncett Ivory' is available so I might get that instead of the species, after hearing what Marley had to say about that grass area. Similarly affected is my neighbour's front lawn! Getting rid of it!

Nick

 

Thanks for the link @Marley Farley, ooh that is a nice pink and close in colour to that other one which I can't find anywhere in the UK!

Nick

 

wish it was, for me, it hardly came back at all. should try planting it again. actually I think it died.

 

Agree with Marley....a cracker of a plant.

 

and that is probably what happened, not enough sun. Thanks for the compliment.

 

I have wild achilleas on my lawn, love leaves. On the edge of the lawn I let it to flower. Love their nice and neat look for a long. finished just cut stems away. Wouldn't say it spreads. It's just where it is. Added yellow variety this year.