Magic Lime Green Feverfew is a vibrant cultivar of Tanacetum parthenium that brings chartreuse foliage and delicate flowers to spring and summer gardens. Hardy from zones 5 through 5, this compact plant grows 24 to 30 inches tall and produces blooms from March through August. The distinctive lime green coloring sets it apart from traditional feverfew varieties, while its frost-hardy nature and moderate watering needs make it reliable for most gardeners.
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Full Sun
Moderate
5-5
30in H x 12in W
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The luminous lime green foliage is the real showstopper here, creating a striking contrast in any border or cutting garden. Blooming prolifically from spring into late summer, this cultivar handles variable watering conditions with grace, tolerating drought once established while still thriving with consistent moisture. Morning harvests yield the freshest flowers for cutting, with petals that open gradually across compact flower clusters.
Magic Lime Green Feverfew shines as a cut flower, particularly when harvested in the morning as blooms are just opening. The foliage and flowers are traditionally used in herbal preparations, and the plant's long bloom season makes it valuable for continuous harvests throughout the growing season.
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Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date, maintaining temperatures between 60 and 75°F. Surface sow the seeds and firm lightly, as they require light to germinate. Keep seedlings moist but not waterlogged until transplanting.
Harden off seedlings gradually over 7 to 10 days before moving them outdoors after your last frost date. Space transplants 1 inch apart in prepared garden beds or containers.
Direct sow seeds outdoors after your last frost date, pressing them lightly into the soil surface without covering them.
Harvest flowers in the morning when petals are at their freshest and just beginning to open. For fresh-cut arrangements, pick when approximately three-quarters of the flower cluster has opened. For dried flowers, wait until the cluster is almost completely open. Use a clean knife dipped in a 10% bleach solution to make cuts, and add a few drops of bleach to vase water to extend vase life.
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