29 August 2014

🌿 Golden Feverfew 🌿 (TANACETUM parthenium 'Aureum' )


Golden Feverfew

Growing on Shaw Island 2016.

TANACETUM parthenium ‘Aureum’

Common name: Golden Feverfew

Type: Hardy perennial herb
Growing region: USDA Zone: 5 to 7
Height: .75 to 1-ft.
Bloom time: June to October
Sun: full sun.
Water: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suggested use: annual, naturalize.
Flower: showy.
Tolerates: drought.
Foliage: Chartreuse, aromatic.

Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers moist, humusy soils with good drainage. Sometimes considered to be a biennial, but will usually remain in the garden through self-seeding that I’ve never considered invasive. Autumn or spring planting. Shear the spent blossoms immediately after blooming if you choose to avoid self-seeding.

Notes:

Grown in medicinal gardens for centuries. Contains pyrethrin, a natural insect repellent. Suited to container growing, especially around outdoor seating areas, naturalized areas or cottage gardens where it can be allowed to freely self-seed. The Golden Feverfew is very easy to weed out if you choose. May be used in rock gardens, edging, or bedding plant. An excellent companion to roses. 

Golden Feverfew
On the rack at the Gatehouse, Squaw Bay Road



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