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Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a perennial flowering plant that goes by many names, like gordaldo, poor man’s pepper, and thousand leaf. In the southwestern U.S., you’ll hear it referred to as a plumajillo, Spanish for “little feather” due to the feathery shape and lacy texture of the plant’s aromatic leaves. Yarrow can grow to reach more than 3 feet tall during the course of a growing season, and it bears an umbrella-like canopy of clustered mini blooms on long, slender stems.
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