Magic Lime Green matricaria
Tanacetum parthenium 'Magic Lime Green'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 1 inch tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, green, lime
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Magic Lime Green' matricaria (Tanacetum parthenium 'Magic Lime Green') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. 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. Yellow, green, and lime blooms open from early to late summer. It is a prolific filler flower that grows fast in a clump and draws butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Bartzella peony, Japanese forest grass, and Ornamental onion.