Nature Table: Yarrow

This downy perennial is found in unimproved pastures, road verges, canal banks, neglected church yards, and waste land, though its not as common as it was in the days before silage and intensive agriculture. 

It’s in flower at present, with aromatic, flat-topped clusters of small white flowers which are often tinged with pink.

Down through the ages yarrow has been regarded as an important medicinal herb with a variety of uses.