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Yarrow, with its fern-like leaves and flower clusters which act as landing platforms for dining butterflies, is native to many areas around the world. 🌿 There are many popular cultivars in wide color varieties. Common yarrow (the native variety) spreads readily by seed dispersal and underground “suckering,” which may require maintenance in a garden over the years. Highly recommended for garden & meadow plantings, it is also a host plant for many moths, including the adorable Blackberry Looper moth, pictured third. In turn, the moth caterpillars provide food for baby birds in the springtime. 📸 Meadow photo sourced under Public Domain Dedication (CC0) via commons.wikimedia.org, Blackberry Looper Moth photograph sourced under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 at commons.wikimedia.org & authored by user BartBotje 🔗 CHECK OUT our Native Plant Spotlight series HERE: https://folar-va.org/what-we-do/native-plant-spotlights/ #FOLAR #FriendsoftheLowerAppomattoxRiver #FOLARVA #AppomattoxRiver #AppomattoxRiverTrail #PetersburgVA #VirginiaOutdoors #VirginiaTrails #VirginiaIsForNatureLovers #NativePlantSpotlight #PlantNatives (fb)