Tanacetum — 5 species
Botanical species in the genus Tanacetum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Tanacetum balsamita
Tanacetum balsamita
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
An easily grown plant, it prefers a sunny warm position in a dry soil but thrives under most conditions. Tolerates a pH in the range 5.0 to 7.6. The leaves emit a soft balsamic odour.
Full cultivation guide →Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. Prefers a rich soil with plenty of humus. Prefers a pebbly, calcareous dry soil in a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Tanacetum coccineum
Tanacetum coccineum
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in most soils so long as they are not very heavy or wet. Thrives in full sun but also succeeds in light dappled shade though it flowers less well in such a situation. Another report says that it requires a sunny position in a well-drained alkaline or neutral soil.
Full cultivation guide →Tanacetum parthenium
Tanacetum parthenium
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. Thrives in any kind of soil, plants can even be grown in walls. Often grown in the flower garden, feverfew is a short lived perennial but usually self-sows prolifically.
Full cultivation guide →Tanacetum vulgare
Tanacetum vulgare
Family: Asteraceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil. Plants thrive in almost any soil. Tansy is occasionally grown in the herb garden, though a site for growing this plant should be selected with care since it usually spreads very aggressively at the roots.
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