Boreal Yarrow
Achillea borealis
Pollinator plant

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Growing it
| Type | wildflower |
|---|---|
| Sun | Full sun |
| Water | Low |
| Soil | pH 5.5–7.5 |
| Hardiness | zone 2–7 |
| Mature height | 0.5 m |
| Mature spread | 0.6 m |
| Spacing | 0.4 m |
| Years to maturity | 2 |
| Bloom | Jun–Aug |
| Flower colour | White not verified |
| In bloom | June July August |
| Native to | AB, SK |
Documented animals
3 documented relationships.
nectar for
- Common Ringlet Acorn & Sheldon 2006
- Mormon Fritillary Acorn & Sheldon 2006
- Northern Crescent Acorn & Sheldon 2006
Where it has been recorded
- Aspen Parkland central AB / SK: 87 occurrence records, high confidence
- Northern Continental Divide south AB: 84 occurrence records, high confidence
- Eastern Continental Ranges central AB: 56 occurrence records, high confidence
- Fescue Grassland south AB: 48 occurrence records, high confidence
- Western Alberta Upland central AB: 46 occurrence records, high confidence
- Mixed Grassland south AB / SK: 27 occurrence records, high confidence
- Moist Mixed Grassland south AB / SK: 24 occurrence records, high confidence
- Cypress Upland south AB / SK: 19 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Boreal Transition central AB / SK: 11 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Peace Lowland north AB: 10 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Mid-Boreal Uplands central AB / SK: 7 occurrence records, low confidence
- Western Continental Ranges central AB: 7 occurrence records, low confidence
- Slave River Lowland north AB: 4 occurrence records, low confidence
- Wabasca Lowland north AB: 4 occurrence records, low confidence
A range seen three times is not the same claim as one seen three hundred, so the count travels with the region. Boundaries digitised from the National Ecological Framework for Canada v2.2 (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995), simplified to about 900 m for display: an outline is accurate to roughly a kilometre, not to the metre.
Also worth knowing
Safety
Low toxicity to pets
Edible parts
Leaves
Buying it
price: about $8–$16 per plant (estimate); availability: garden centre; notes: Estimate (herb default); AB retail as of 2026
Where these numbers came from
- Flower detail: not verified, a genus-level estimate