Feverfew Golden

Description

Tanacetum parthenium ‘Aureum’ – golden feverfew

Botanical name: Tanacetum parthenium ‘Aureum’
Common names: Golden feverfew
Family: Asteraceae (daisy family)
Plant type: Short-lived perennial herb
Habit: Bushy, mound-forming
Pot size: 9cm pot
Eventual size: Approx. 30–45cm tall × 30cm spread
Foliage: Aromatic, bright golden-green, divided leaves, brightest in spring
Flowers: Masses of small white daisy flowers with yellow centres through summer (June–September)
Scent: Strongly aromatic foliage
Aspect / light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-drained; poor to average; any pH
Hardiness: RHS H5 (hardy, to about −15°C); USDA zones 5–8
Exposure: Open, sunny; tolerant
Native range: Species native to south-east Europe and the Mediterranean
Toxicity / pet & child safety: Low toxicity; the foliage may cause skin irritation in sensitive people, so handle with care

Tanacetum parthenium ‘Aureum’, golden feverfew, is a bright aromatic herb with golden-green foliage and masses of small white daisies through summer. Cheerful and easy, it self-seeds happily and lights up borders and edging.

GardenAdvice notes

A cheerful, easy little herb, golden feverfew is grown for its bright golden-green aromatic foliage, at its most vivid in spring, and its long summer display of small white daisy flowers. Short-lived but self-seeding freely, it pops up pleasingly around the garden, lighting up borders, gravel and paving with its gold foliage, and its flowers are good for beneficial insects.

Growing & planting

Plant or sow in well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade — the gold foliage is brightest in good light, though a little shade prevents scorch in the hottest spots. It is easy and undemanding, and self-seeds readily. Space about 30cm apart. It grows well in gravel, borders and containers.

Care & maintenance

Low-maintenance. Shear it over after the first flush of flowers to tidy it and encourage fresh gold foliage and more blooms. It is short-lived, but self-seeds to keep itself going; remove seedheads before ripening if you wish to limit this. Water while establishing.

Propagation

• Seed: Sow seed in spring, or allow it to self-seed — it does so freely.
• Cuttings: Take softwood cuttings in early summer.

Pests & diseases

Generally trouble-free and easy. Aphids can occasionally occur. Its main trait is self-seeding, which is usually welcome. Otherwise robust.

Uses in the garden

Cheerful in herb gardens, cottage and gravel borders, edging and containers, where its bright gold foliage and white daisies bring light and a long season of interest, seeding itself pleasingly around.

Wildlife value

The long succession of open daisy flowers is attractive to bees, hoverflies and other beneficial insects through summer.

Toxicity & safety

Golden feverfew has a low level of toxicity: handling the aromatic foliage can cause skin irritation in sensitive people, so it is best handled with care and wearing gloves if your skin is prone to reacting.

GardenAdvice tip

Golden feverfew is a cheerful, easy self-seeder that scatters its bright gold foliage and little white daisies pleasingly around a sunny border or gravel — welcome pops of colour rather than a nuisance. Shear it back after the first flush for fresh foliage and more flowers, and simply pull out any seedlings you don’t want. Wear gloves if your skin is sensitive, as the foliage can irritate.

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