Roza Book · companion card
Yarrow beside roses
Practical compatibility, planting, care and climate limits, without exaggerated promises.
Why it makes a good neighbour
Flat flower heads and lacy foliage give a rose bed a light, natural feel and extend colour into the second half of summer.
How to plant it beside a rose
Yarrow likes sun and well-drained, not overly rich soil. Beside a rose, it is best given the drier outer edge of the planting.
Give it sun
Do not hide it behind a dense rose bush.
Do not plant it too close
Leave room for air and for the mature clump.
Water at planting
Once it is rooted in, water only in long droughts.
Do not overfeed
Excess fertiliser gives weak shoots that flop over.
For Ukraine and Europe
A short care calendar
Spring
Remove dry stems and divide the clump if needed.
Summer
Deadhead spent flower heads for tidiness and a second flush.
Autumn and winter
You can leave the dry flower heads as winter structure.
Roses in Roza Book's agreed pairings
For yarrow, 4 varieties are shown where this companion already appears in an agreed pairing. The caption repeats the actual colour palette from the rose card.
Harmony and contrastThe selection includes both related transitions and a more pronounced colour contrast.
Growing conditionsBasic conditions: full sun. Leave room for air circulation, and decide the final spacing according to the mature size of the plants.
Why these varietiesEach pairing repeats a scheme already agreed in the rose card; random varieties were not added.
Source for verification
Basic requirements were checked against material from the Royal Horticultural Society. The practical placement beside a rose is worded separately and is not presented as a universal, strict rule.