FEVERFEW

[ Tanacetum Parthenium ] 

[ Chrysanthemum Parthenium ]

Season: Perennial
Height: 2 - 4 Feet
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer/Fall
Environment: Full Sun/Partial Sun
Zones: 4 - 10

Feverfew [ Tanacetum Parthenium ] [ Chrysanthemum Parthenium ] is a strongly aromatic perennial. The feverfew is popular as an ornamental plant in Victorian gardens and as an herbal remedy for centuries. Feverfew is a reliable, unfussy plant with masses of small, charming, white flowers on strong-scented, ferny, yellow-green foliage. Oval leaves are up to 3 inches long, with 3-7 oblong lobes further divided into smaller segments.

Feverfew [ Tanacetum Parthenium ] [ Chrysanthemum Parthenium ] has the white-petaled, small, daisy-like flowers with yellow disk florets. The flowers last from May to November. The plant is easy to grow and daylight sensitive. Use the leaves in sachets to deter moths and use the flowers in potpourris. The flowers are said to repel bees and a tea made from the plant is said to relieve headaches.

The plant is great for pots and containers.

PLANTING

Sow Inside: Before last frost
Sow Outside: Spring - after last frost/Late Fall
Seed Depth: Surface. Do not cover seed as it requires light to germinate
Days to Emerge: 10 to 20

FEVERFEW Tanacetum Parthenium  Chrysanthemum Parthenium Seeds