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Asteraceae
Golden-buttons
Tanacetum vulgare
Also known as Bitter buttons, Chrysanthemum vulgare, Cow bitter, Pyrethrum vulgare
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Tansy · Wildflower · Yellow-Flowers · Pollinator · Traditional-Herb · Naturalized · Hardy · Perennial
Tansy is a hardy perennial that requires minimal care once established in average garden soil. Water occasionally during dry spells and deadhead spent flowers to prevent excessive self-seeding. This traditional herb grows vigorously and is excellent for naturalized gardens and pollinator habitats.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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