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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Self
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Feverfew
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tanacetum parthenium
  • Synonym: Chrysanthemum parthenium
  • Synonym: Matricaria parthenium

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Date: 2023-06-15
Fever Few
Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: IL
Date: 2013-08-10
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-25
Location: IL
Date: 2008-07-08
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2012-06-27
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-25
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