Feverfew ‘Magic Lime Green’

Tanacetum parthenium

Features

  • Easy to grow
  • Foliage & Filler
  • Medium producer
  • Suitable for containers

Description

This variety’s name is misleading because the flowers are actually a soft creamy yellow—the color of fresh buttermilk. Sprays of miniature, button-like blooms have quill-like petals encircling fuzzy, domed golden centers. They look just like miniature chrysanthemums or little suns. Plants have a branching habit and make a wonderful bouquet filler.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual/tender perennial
Height: 24 to 32 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 100 to 110 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 8 to 10 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when one-quarter to one-half of the flowers on a spray are open. Feverfews are notorious for making their water dark and murky overnight, even with floral preservative. To combat this, add a few drops of bleach to the water. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.

Details

Description

This variety’s name is misleading because the flowers are actually a soft creamy yellow—the color of fresh buttermilk. Sprays of miniature, button-like blooms have quill-like petals encircling fuzzy, domed golden centers. They look just like miniature chrysanthemums or little suns. Plants have a branching habit and make a wonderful bouquet filler.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual/tender perennial
Height: 24 to 32 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 100 to 110 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 8 to 10 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when one-quarter to one-half of the flowers on a spray are open. Feverfews are notorious for making their water dark and murky overnight, even with floral preservative. To combat this, add a few drops of bleach to the water. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days.

Sources

How to Grow

Summer Mini Course

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