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Achillea millefolium ‘Summer Berries’

Yarrow

This cultivar of common yarrow occurs in pink, orange and red. This is either a cultivar of Achillea millefolium, or a cross between A. millefolium and A. ‘Taygetea’.

Plants: 2′ (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 pink, 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:

The Missouri Botanical Garden

 

Achillea millefolium (yarrow)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 5 × 4″ (12 × 10 cm)

Achillea millefolium (yarrow)

7/17/2019 · Oceanview, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 4″ (11 × 10 cm)

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusAchilleaYarrows; “Achillea” means “Achilles,” who used the herb in battle
SpeciesmillefoliumWith many leaves, or leaf segments, literally “a thousand leaves”

About plant names...

Achillea millefolium ‘Summer Berries’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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