How to tend a Tanacetum parthenium

Also known as: Pyrethrum persicum Boiss., Pontia matricaria Bubani, Pyrethrum buschianum Sosn., Leucanthemum parthenium Gren. & Godr., Chrysanthemum praealtum Vent., Tanacetum partheniifolium Sch.Bip., Chrysanthemum parthenifolium Pers., Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Pers., Pyrethrum demetrii Manden., Pyrethrum parthenifolium Willd., Tanacetum grossheimii (Sosn.) Muradyan, Pyrethrum glanduliferum Sommier & Levier, Chrysanthemum parthenifolium f. parthenifolium , Pyrethrum parthenium (L.) J.E.Smith, Pyrethrum matricaria Gesn. ex Rupr., Chamaemelum parthenium (L.) E.H.L.Krause, Pyrethrum grossheimii Sosn., Tanacetum persicum (Boiss.) Mozaff., Dendranthema parthenium (L.) Des Moul., Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh., Leucanthemum odoratum Dulac, Pyrethrum latilobum (Sosn.) Sosn., Parthenium matricaria Gueldenst., Pyrethrum parthenium (L.) Sm., Pyrethrum sericeum var. divaricatum (Sosn.) Sosn., Matricaria parthenium L., Pyrethrum sevanense Sosn. ex Grossh., Parthenium matricaria Gesn. ex Rupr., Matricaria latifolia Gilib., Pyrethrum divaricatum (Sosn.) Sosn., Chrysanthemum parthenifolium f. sanguineum Parsa, Tanacetum parthenium var. praealtum (Vent.) B.Bock

Watering

Keep soil moist, water and drain timely

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, avoid strong direct light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

After flowering remove the withered flowers, the part on the ground will wither in winter, the plant germinates again in spring

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Compositae, Dendranthema
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
September-November flowering period, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
white, yellow
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