How to grow Feverfew

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How to grow feverfew in a garden

Choose a spot in the garden that receives full sun to light shade and prepare the planting area well by digging in Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
Fill starter pots or trays with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Sow Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) seeds by scattering them thinly on top of the seed trays or directly where they are to grow, and barely cover them with some Yates Seed Raising Mix. Firm down and water with a fine mist spray.
Water gently and keep moist through germination period.
The seedling are ready to transplant when they are approximately 5-7cm in height.
When transplanting them into your prepared garden bed, ensure seedlings are well spaced – at least 40-45cm apart. Water in well.
Mulch with an organic mulch, such as bark chips, sugar cane or pea straw.
Feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses and Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

How to grow feverfew in a pot

Choose a pot at least 200mm wide and deep. Position in full sun.
Fill the chosen pots with quality potting mix, such as Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.
Plant directly into the pot by scattering the Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) seeds thinly on top of the seed trays or directly where they are to grow, and barely cover them with some Yates Seed Raising Mix. Firm down and water with a fine mist spray.
Water gently and keep moist through germination period.
Feed every 1 to 2 weeks with Yates Thrive Roses and Flowers Liquid Plant Food.

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Feverfew

This easy to grow perennial, with its feathery foliage and white daisy flowers, is an attractive garden plant that is also useful as a theraputic herb for natural pain reflief.

Growing tips

Lightly prune back flowers to encourage further growth and blooms.

The fresh leaves can be consumed with other food which is known to reduce headaches, pain and inflammation.
Do not ingest this plant if pregnant or breast feeding.