Yarrow
Origin: Europe, northern Asia, and North America
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Asterodae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Scientific Name: Achillea millefolium
Folk Names: Band man’s plaything, bloodwort, carpenter’s weed, devil’s nettle, devil’s plaything, green arrow, little feather, nosebleed, old man’s pepper, soldier’s woundwort, staunch-weed, thousand-leaf, wound-wort
Magical
Element: Water
Day: Friday
Planet: Venus
Zodiac: Libra
Associated Celebrations: SumSol
Deities: Achilles, Cernunnos
Parts used: Herb
Magical Properties: Harmony, healing, divination, intuition, love, friendship, exorcism, psychic skills, marriage
Substitutions: Rose