Scientific Name:
Tanacetum vulgare
Pronunciation:
tan-uh-SEE-tum vull-GAIR-ee
Common Name:
common tansy
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:
Perennial herb 30-150cm tall, stems narrow, reddish brown, most arising from creeping rhizomes; leaves alternate, most elliptic, (4-)10-20cm long x 2-10cm wide, twice pinnately lobed, 12 pairs of main lobes with each further lobed; corymb-like cluster of 20-200 flat, yellow flower heads, each 5-13mm wide (disk florets only, ray florets absent), Jul-Sep; achenes 1-2mm long.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Brown
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Auriculate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Dark brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
High
Other:
Noxious weed - control spread
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 2 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BHE) Boulevard by Hwy. 10 Eastend
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South
- (WDY) WeeDY location
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden