How to Use yarrow in a Sentence

yarrow

noun
  • On the front of the card, write your guest's name in calligraphy, and paste the cluster of yarrow next to it.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But in an ecolawn, a broadleaf herbicide will kill the clover and English daisy and damage the yarrow.
    Kym Pokorny, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Three common components of an eco-lawn are clover, grass and yarrow.
    oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • The buttercups along the roadside, the goldenrod and horseweed in the ditches, the yarrow and thistle on the shoulder.
    John Carlisle, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Take yarrow, for example, a plant that the Greek hero Achilles is said to have used to treat his soldiers’ wounds during the battle of Troy.
    National Geographic, 18 May 2020
  • Feverfew, astilbe and heuchera blooms, Queen Anne’s lace, dianthus, yarrow, goldenrod and love-in-a-mist work well in this role.
    Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017
  • There are blue sage and yarrow and mallow and tobacco and oregano and marjoram.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • On a tree outside his tasting room, a swollen deer bladder stuffed with yarrow blossoms once hung.
    Laura M. Holson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Hosta, grasses, daylilies, sedums, yarrows and more are right for division in the spring.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Yarrow Like catnip, yarrow has a long bloom time, but its stems can get floppy as the season progresses.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
  • Sunflower, yarrow, billy balls, and witch hazel are also sure to put a smile on your Valentine’s face.
    Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Grow nectar plants with small flowers, such as dill, parsley, wild carrot, and yarrow, to bring them to your garden.
    The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2016
  • In spring, the area will be dotted with wild blooms of sticky monkey flower, canyon sunflower and golden yarrow.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • Between-bush plants In between the bushes, plant asparagus, which grows when the berries aren't ripe, and yarrow, which is medicinal for colds.
    Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2017
  • In summer the garden is abloom with purple-blue penstemon, red fuchsia, and creamy yarrow.
    Marta Yamamoto, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2017
  • The plant has small groups of white flowers in an umbrella formation, similar to a common yarrow or cow parsnip, the city said.
    Dallas News, 21 July 2022
  • Use yarrow as a groundcover or along borders to bring pollinating bees to your space.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Birds and other pollinators flock to salvia, buckwheat and yarrow.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The green clover, purple lupine, and bone-white yarrow that grew along the roadside, Vigil explained, had been introduced by sheep farmers in the 19th century.
    Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
  • Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Camp shifted on Thursday from the river to studies of local plants: birch and willow, yarrow and Arctic cotton, fireweed and stinkweed.
    Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 July 2017
  • This one is made with a combination of cleansing white sage, calming lavender, loving rose, and healing rose-hips and yarrow.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Shop vibrant blooms like coral daisies, autumn sunflowers and golden yarrow, plus grass stems like pampas, wheat and bunny tails.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
  • From petite yarrow to towering magnolias, read on to learn more about the 50 most beautiful white flowers to plant in your garden and use in bouquets.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
  • Original paintings showcase some of the stars of the nearby show, including hummingbirds, bees and yarrow.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024
  • Water yarrow once or twice a week during the growing season and once every several weeks during the winter.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
  • This includes classics like quaking aspen, yarrow, big sagebrush, columbine and milkweed.
    Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 23 June 2017
  • The yarrow and white statice add a lovely fluffy texture, giving the wreath a cheery personality, perfect for anyone who loves to keep a sense of humor on Halloween.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Purple Karma barley, Siberian yarrow ‘Love Parade’, and a spicy puma pepper have caught our eye for some lavender-leaning crops to try when starting seeds for next spring.
    Sunset Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In sunnier locales are Parry’s bellflower, yarrow, lupine and beardlip penstemon.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023

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