How to Grow and Care for Agrimony

Common agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a dark green deciduous perennial covered in soft hairs. In British folklore, it was thought that placing a piece of this plant under a person's pillow would cause them to sleep until the plant was removed.

Tall Hairy Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) is a perennial plant that will grow from 30 to 152 cm tall. It blooms from summer to fall with bright yellow flowers. Hooked bristles cover the hypanthium making it appear to be covered in hair. As the fruit matures it opens to disperse the seeds. Grows best in partial shade and moist but well-drained soil.

Hairy agrimony (Agrimonia pilosa) is a flowering plant named for the dense hairs found along its stems and leaves. Hairy agrimony is most commonly spotted beside roads and in meadows when its pretty yellow flowers are in bloom.

Harvestlice (Agrimonia parviflora) is a member of the rose family that's often classed as a weed. Certain avian species use this plant to build their nests. And that’s quite a clever thing because it smells and tastes terrible to pests like mites and lice, which keeps the birds healthy as can be.

Fragant agrimony (Agrimonia procera) is distinguished by its showy summer-blooming flowers which release a delightful aroma. The leaves also emit a strong fragrance when crushed, which has earned the plant its common name, "fragrant agrimony." This flowering season is the best time to spot this plant growing in shady locations on its favored calcium-rich soils in meadows, pasture edges, and forests.