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Under construction, therefore, the information in RED is generic and has yet TBD for the specific wildflower.

Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium L.

Inflorescence:  Solitary Head(type) Spike Raceme Panicle Cyme Umbel Corymb
Flower Type:  Campanulate (Bell-Shaped) Mint Spathe Funnel-form Tubular Spurred  Bilaterally Radially Symmetric Irregular
Bloom Color(s):   White, although there are cultivars that may be from Pink to Red
Bloom Period:  Early Mid Late Spring April May June Summer July Aug. Sept. Autumn Oct. Nov. Dec. Winter Jan. Feb. Mar.
Foliage Period:  Early Mid Late Spring April May June Summer July Aug. Sept. Autumn Oct. Nov. Dec. Winter Jan. Feb. Mar.
Foliage Color: Variegated Light Dark Green Silver Red Orange Yellow Purple Brown
Leaf Arrangement:  Opposite Alternate Whorled Basal
Life Cycle:  Perennial
Plant Form:  Herb/Forb
Size: 
Shape/Form:  Basal Spreading Erect Rounded
Texture (summer/winter):  fine/fine
Habitat:  Aquatic Wetland Mesic (Moist) Xeric (Dry)
Light:  Shade Partial Full
Soil Preference: Shallow Deep Light Heavy Rich Average Poor Sand Loam Clay  Strongly Acidic Neutral Alkaline Adaptable
Range in Alabama:  Throughout
Reasons to Grow:  Besides flowers it is medicinal, and it is likely a host plant for butterfly larvae