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Products > Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'   Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' - Paprika Yarrow    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Perennial Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) Origin: Circumboreal Flower Color: Orange Red Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Synonyms: [A. millefolium 'Paprika'] Height: 1-2 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Full Sun Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (Paprika Yarrow) - This striking perennial yarrow forms a spreading mat of fern-like, mid-green leaves to 3 feet wide. The large flat heads, rising 18 inches above the foliage have yellow centered scarlet red flowers flowers that age attractively from red through salmon pink, creamy yellow to brown beginning in late spring and continuing through summer. Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate regularly. Can withstand summer drought but looks much better when irrigated and grown in full sun. Hardy to at least 0 degrees F. Sometimes listed as one of the Galaxy Hybrids (A. millefolium x A. 'Taygetea'), it is however listed by such sources as "The Royal Horticultural Society Index of Garden Plants" and "The American Horticultural Society A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants" as a cultivar of A. millefolium. Good nectar source for butterflies.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.