Growing Daisy Flowered Tansy or Feverfew

White daisy like flowers cover this tansy relative, Tanacetum ferulaceum, which is one of 70 or so types of Tansy that can be grown in your garden.

Growing Tansy

• Flowers are generally white single or yellow double
• Common names include Bachelor’s Buttons, Ragwort,Bitter Buttons, Boerenwormkruid, Gold-buttons, Ponso, and Yomogi-Giku
• Many varieties have a strong odour that I dislike but other may appreciate.
• Feverfew grows easily from seed Tanacetum parthenium
• The ragworts grow rapidly by underground rhizomes and can become a pest.
• Heat and drought tolerant, Tansy will not mind if you ignore it.

Feverfew has medicinal properties