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🌱 Feverfew (flower)
Tanacetum parthenium
flowers
perennial
☀️ Sun
full sun to partial shade
💧 Water
low
🗺️ Zones
[5,6,7,8,9]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained
📏 Spacing
12 inches
📐 Height
1-2 ft
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Lavender
Both aromatic perennials for beneficial insects
🤝 Rose
Attracts aphid predators that clean roses
🤝 Rose
Traditional rose companion; feverfew deters aphids
🤝 brassicas
Hoverflies attracted by feverfew devour cabbage aphids
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ none — self-seeds freely; deadhead to control
📝 Growing Notes
Daisy-like flowers that beneficial insects (hoverflies, parasitic wasps, lacewings) absolutely swarm. Strongly aromatic foliage repels moths and some beetles. Self-seeds reliably. The same plant as medicinal feverfew — pull double duty as medicine and insectary.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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