The first time I grew yarrow from seed was several decades ago when the “Summer Pastels” strain was released. I grew a bunch of them and planted them around the yard and they lasted a year or two and looked pretty good. Eventually, they died off. When I was choosing easy-from-seed perennials for the memory garden, I remembered yarrow and ordered more seeds.
Achillea millefolium is a native plant. This color strain likely isn’t purely native, but I’m hoping it gives some value to the native fauna. I also have started a few dozen plants of the straight species to plant around the garden–they are tiny seedlings right now, but will be ready to plant out by autumn.
For 2020, my plans are to spread yarrows far and wide and hope they attract lots of native pollinators.