Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Yarrow
This cultivar of common yarrow occurs in bright yellow, orange and red. This is either a cultivar of Achillea millefolium, or a cross between A. millefolium and A. ‘Taygetea’.
The red variety is the most popular. By Stan Shebs. 
Plants: 1½–2′ (45–60 cm) in height, somewhat shorter than wild yarrow.
Leaves: Feathery, fernlike, bi- and tripinnately divided, attached almost directly to the stem in a spiral pattern. Individual leaves are 1¾–8″ (5–20 cm) long. The leaves are the most obvious identifying characteristic.
Flowers: Flowers are bright yellow, orange, or red flat-topped or umbrella-shaped corymbs 3–4″ (7.6–10 cm) across. Each flower is a composite flower, about ¼″ (6.3 mm) in diameter, with three to eight ray petals and 10-40 disc flowers. Yarrows bloom from March to October.
Fruits: This variety does not spread on its own, so you will probably see it only in gardens.
Online References:
5/29/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
8/4/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
6/27/2026 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 6 × 6″ (14 × 14 cm) 
6/11/2008 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 3½ × 2½″ (8.6 × 7.3 cm) 
6/11/2008 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1¾″ (5.6 × 4.6 cm) 
4/24/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Achillea | Yarrows; “Achillea” means “Achilles,” who used the herb in battle |
| Species | millefolium | Means “thousand-leaf” |
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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