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Feverfew |
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Pale Maids |
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Pellitory |
Tanacetum parthenium | Accepted |
Matricaria parthenium | Synonym |
Chrysanthemum parthenium | Synonym |
Pyrethrum parthenium | Synonym |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | 12-18'' some taller |
Plant Spread: | 12-14'' |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ Can handle transplanting Other info: self sows to extreme suggest dead heading most plants |
Pollinators: | Self Flies Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
There is no secret to having a beautiful Cottage Garden. The main "rule" is to simply let the plants decide what they want to do. Here are some visual hints meant to inspire you.
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Posted by JaeRae (Zone 5b, WI - Zone 5a) on Dec 2, 2011 7:29 PM As a perennial gardener I adore Feverfew. I plant so that I have season long blooms of all kinds and these come up in between and pick up spaces that happen between bouts of other plantings. They are prolific self-seeders, nice 'surprises', and easy to remove if they pop up where not desired. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by SCButtercup (Simpsonville SC - Zone 7b) on Aug 28, 2014 4:43 AM I also have a love affair with this plant, maybe because it has an old-fashioned look to it. Also, I had read that it does something helpful for the soil, so I just keep growing it. In my zone I can start some plants in fall and will get great early-spring blooms. Brightens up the garden when nothing else is in bloom. Even though it reseeds, it is definitely not invasive. Unusual scent, a bit like marigolds. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Sep 16, 2014 3:57 PM Feverfew is a reliable self-seeder for me and will pop up not only where I have originally planted it, but also in other areas of the garden. Unless it is obviously overcrowding other plantings, it adds a jolly splash of little white daisies for contrast. It will also tolerate some shade. To keep plants from becoming leggy, they may be sheared back by half at about 12" tall and fertilized. Eating one leaf per day may prevent migraine headaches, and may also be helpful for as a carminative, emmenagogue, purgative, stimulant, bitter tonic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and vermifuge. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by lovesblooms (Maryland - Zone 7a) on Feb 3, 2015 9:00 AM Did not bloom first year from winter sowing, but foliage is still green here in winter. [ Reply to this comment | |
lovesblooms | On May 31, 2015 | Bloomed 1st bloom from 2014 winter sown plants |
dnrevel | On January 3, 2021 | Seeds sown Winter Sowed 1-2-21. Seed via member on FB Winter Sowers group. |
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