Ornamental Herb
Snowball Feverfew is a charming dwarf cultivar of Tanacetum parthenium that produces pure white, pompom-like flowers from spring through summer. Reaching just 12 inches tall and 8 to 12 inches wide, this compact variety is perfectly suited to small gardens, containers, and front borders in zones 4 through 4. Its delicate, button-shaped blooms and fine foliage create an airy, cottage-garden effect while remaining tough enough to tolerate drought once established.
Full Sun
Moderate
4-4
12in H x 12in W
Perennial
Moderate
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What makes Snowball special is its perfect proportions for tight spaces, the full, snowy white flowers appear prolifically over a long season, from March through August, without overwhelming a small bed. Unlike taller feverfew varieties, this cultivar maintains neat, manageable proportions while still delivering weeks of bloom. The plant's tolerance for moderate watering and full sun, combined with its hardiness to zone 4, makes it reliable even in challenging climates.
Feverfew has long been valued as an ornamental flower for cottage gardens and borders, where its white pompom blooms add a clean, cheerful quality to mixed plantings. The foliage carries a faintly aromatic quality characteristic of the genus.
Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date, keeping them at 60 to 75°F. Surface sow the tiny seeds and firm them lightly into the soil; they require light to germinate and will sprout in 7 to 21 days.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after your last frost date once they have developed true leaves and the soil has warmed.
Direct sow seeds outdoors after the last frost date has passed.
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