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Tansy — Flowers

Tanacetum vulgare

Full sun, light watering — hardy anywhere in the UK.

Photograph of Tansy
iNaturalist / GBIF
Sow
Apr
Plant out
May
Harvest
Aug
In flower
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low
Difficulty
Easy
Hardiness
H7
Season
summer,autumn
Height
50–100 cm
Spacing
50 cm
Pets
Toxic to pets
Bee friendly
Bee friendly
Native
Native

Growing notes

Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower Jul-Oct.

Toxic to pets

Tansy is poisonous to dogs and cats and eating it can cause vomiting and diarrhoea.

→ Your vet, Animal PoisonLine, or the Veterinary Poisons Information Service.