Vaistinis skaistenis – Tanacetum parthenium

Vaistinis skaistenis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameVaistinis skaistenis
Latin plant nameTanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip.
English plant nameFeverfew
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Borders
  • Pods
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupnon-typical annual
Bioecological groupAnnual
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Seeds are small. 6000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 0,5 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in pots or boxes between January and April. Seeds germinate within 12-14 days at 15°C. Seeds stay viable for 2-3 years.