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Golden Yarrow Plant Care
Eriophyllum confertiflorum A.Gray
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Eriophyllum confertiflorum, commonly called golden yarrow or yellow yarrow, is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae, native to California and Baja California. It has wooly leaves when young, and yellow flower heads. "Eriophyllum" means "wooly leaved."
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How do you care for Golden Yarrow?
Golden Yarrow grows best in full sun.
Where Is the Golden Yarrow Native To?
What Is the Golden Yarrow?
Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) belongs to the Asteraceae family within the Eriophyllum genus. Golden Yarrow is native to California and Baja California. Golden Yarrow is also known as Golden Woolly Sunflower, Common Golden Yarrow, Bahia confertiflora.
Golden Yarrow displays a low, spreading perennial growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Golden Yarrow produces small yellow daisy-like flowers in clusters.
What Light Does the Golden Yarrow Need?
Golden Yarrow thrives in full sun.
Light Requirement
Full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Golden Yarrow?
Well-draining sandy soil with some organic matter. Good drainage is essential for Golden Yarrow to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Golden Yarrow?
Divide clumps every 2-3 years. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Golden Yarrow?
Golden Yarrow can be propagated through seeds, division. Similar propagation techniques also apply to ambrosia eriophyllum plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Golden Yarrow Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Golden Yarrow, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Golden Yarrow?
Golden Yarrow is susceptible to aphids, whiteflies, spider mites. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Golden Yarrow is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Eriophyllum genus — compare its care with other Eriophyllum species on PlantoScan.
Eriophyllum is part of the Asteraceae plant family — browse all Asteraceae genera and species.
Golden Yarrow thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Eriophyllum Species
Other Eriophyllum species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Eriophyllum confertiflorum A.Gray, family Asteraceae (first published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xix. 25 (1883)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Golden Yarrow, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons — original.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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