feverfew
Tanacetum parthenium
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Its white flowers open from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit the blooms. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Balloon flower, Blue fescue, and Bartzella peony.
Native range
Southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe.