General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Toxicity: Other: May cause severe contact dermatitis in some individuals.
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: 75ºF
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a very thin layer of soil.
Pollinators: Self
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Pyrethrum Daisy
  • Dalmatian Pyrethrum
  • Dalmatian Chrysanthemum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tanacetum cinerariifolium
  • Synonym: Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
  • Synonym: Pyrethrum cinerariifolium

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Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: July
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: August-September
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium   Attractive receptacles still attr
Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 2016-08-02
companion planting next to broccoli.
Location: Norfolk, VA (USDA zone 8a)
Date: 2012-04-20
Location: Norfolk, VA (USDA zone 8a)
Date: 2012-04-20
Comments:
  • Posted by bitbit (Baltimore County, MD - Zone 7a) on Sep 21, 2011 2:33 PM concerning plant:
    Source of the organic insecticide pyrethrum, on which the synthetic pyrethrin insecticides are based. This plant is said to deter many insect pests when interplanted among vulnerable plants.
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