Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low, High

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Perennial Border, Parking Strip

 

Special Uses

Container, Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

Feverfew is a vigorous perennial that, while short-lived, tends to live on in the garden through re-seeding. It has an generally upright, mounded, though irregular habit, growing to about 8 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 18 or more inches wide. Leaves are deeply lobed, and emerge a bright green, aging to a deeper green during the summer months. A profusion of button-sized, pure white daisy-like flowers with yellow eyes bloom June to August. Foliage is aromatic if crushed. A lovely cut flower, and the act of removing flowers lessens the profusion of seed. Well suited to a naturally-styled landscape, or something a little wild or meadow-like. Very charming flower.

Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Not particular to soil soil type, and while it is listed as preferring a moist soil, it grows well in moderate to dry soils. Deadheading will help to reduce reseeding, as long as you do it early enough.