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Feverfew
Tanacetum partheniumShort-lived perennial commonly grown as a cut-flower annual for branching sprays of small daisy-like blooms.
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Days to maturity
100–110 daysDays to germ.
10 daysSpacing
8–12 inHeight
28–36 inSun
SunHow we grow it
Germination
- Days to germ.
- 10 d
- Depth
- 0 in
Culture
- Days to maturity
- 100–110 d
- Spacing
- 8–12 in
- Height
- 28–36 in
- Sun
- Sun
- Frost
- tender
- Hardiness zones
- 5–9
Harvest
- Handling
- Fresh–Harvest when flower cluster is 3/4 open. Dried–Harvest when flower cluster is almost fully open.
Timing · Zone 5a
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sow indoorsApr 9
Outdoor / directMay 21 – Jun 18
Bloom (from indoor)Jul 19 – Jul 26
Bloom (from outdoor)Aug 30 – Oct 4
Windows are anchored to an average last frost of May 21 (1 year in 10 as early as Apr 29, as late as Jun 2) and an average first frost of Sep 18 (1 year in 10 as early as Sep 6, as late as Oct 8). In a late or early year, slide them with it.
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