🌼 Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
🌸 Flower & Beneficial 🧬 Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Companion plants for Feverfew (Flower & Beneficial): good neighbours to grow together, plants it dislikes, and sowing tips. EkoHarita — Dünya varmış!
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Growing & Sowing Tips
📅 SowingStart as seedlings indoors in late autumn or early spring; press the fine seeds gently onto the soil and don't cover them.
🌱 DepthSow on the surface and press lightly (cover)
📏 Spacing30-40 cm
🌞 SunFull sun / Partial shade
💧 WateringLow to moderate; drought-tolerant, overwatering causes root rot
🧺 HarvestLeaves can be picked through spring-summer for culinary/general use; for the highest parthenolide (active compound) content, harvest at full flowering or just after (preferably in dry conditions, in the afternoon). Consult a doctor before using for migraine.
🪴 SoilWell-draining, moderately fertile soil; avoid rich soil
⭐ DifficultyEasy
🗓️ SeasonSpring
📅 Calendar is for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere shift sowing times by ~6 months.
💡 Key tip: It draws beneficial predatory insects like hoverflies and ladybirds; however, due to its strong citrus-like scent it REPELS bees, so don't plant it very close to bee-pollinated vegetables and fruit trees. It self-seeds easily and comes back the following year.
🤝 Companion logic: Planted beside roses it is said to deter aphids and the Japanese beetle (traditional use, strong scientific evidence limited); planted with marigold both repel aphids/pests and draw beneficial insects. Because it repels bees, avoid planting it next to bee-pollinated plants.
🔬 Scientific References
- Royal Horticultural Society (t.y.) Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew). Erisim adresi: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/17986/tanacetum-parthenium/details (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- North Carolina State Extension (t.y.) Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew). NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Erisim adresi: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/tanacetum-parthenium/ (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Plants For A Future (t.y.) Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew. Erisim adresi: https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Tanacetum+parthenium (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Rhoades, J. (t.y.) Growing Feverfew Herb In The Garden. Gardening Know How. Erisim adresi: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/feverfew/growing-feverfew-herb.htm (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Hailey, L. (t.y.) How to Plant, Grow and Care For Feverfew. Epic Gardening. Erisim adresi: https://www.epicgardening.com/feverfew/ (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Waddington, E. (t.y.) Expert Shares Feverfew Growing Tips For This Prolific Self Seeder. Horticulture Magazine. Erisim adresi: https://horticulture.co.uk/feverfew/ (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Pavela, R., Sajfrtova, M., Sovova, H., Barnet, M. ve Karban, J. (2010) 'The insecticidal activity of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz Bip. extracts obtained by supercritical fluid extraction and hydrodistillation', Industrial Crops and Products, 31(3), s. 449-454. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.01.003
- Lechkova, B., Benbassat, N., Karcheva-Bahchevanska, D., Ivanov, K., Peychev, L., Peychev, Z., Dyankov, S., Georgieva-Dimova, Y., Kraev, K. ve Ivanova, S. (2024) 'A Comparison between Bulgarian Tanacetum parthenium Essential Oil from Two Different Locations', Molecules, 29(9), 1969. doi:10.3390/molecules29091969
- Bulut, H., Yildirim Dogan, N. ve Korkmaz, M. (2019) 'Tibbi ve Aromatik Bitki Olarak Kullanilan Tanacetum sp. (Pire otu) Turlerinin Genetik Benzerliginin Molekuler Yontemler ile Belirlenmesi', Manas Journal of Agriculture Veterinary and Life Sciences, 9(1), s. 22-29. Erisim adresi: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/mjavl/issue/49456/567346 (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Dogan, H. (t.y.) Tanacetum parthenium (Gumus dugme). Kocaeli Bitkileri. Erisim adresi: https://kocaelibitkileri.com/tanacetum-parthenium/ (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Tuana Dogal Yasam (t.y.) Gumusdugme Bitkisi Tohumu (Tanacetum parthenium / Feverfew). Erisim adresi: https://www.tuanadogalyasam.com/urun/gumusdugme-bitkisi-tohumu-tanacetum-parthenium-feverfew (Erisim: 12 Haziran 2026).