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Growing Matricaria (Feverfew) from Seed: Sowing, Care & Harvest
How to grow feverfew (Matricaria) from seed: surface sowing, fall planting and high tunnels for long stems, spring planting as an annual, day length, cutting stage and soil.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Matricaria (Feverfew) - Key Growing Information
DAYS TO GERMINATION:
Allow 10–14 days at 70°F (21°C).
SOWING:
Transplants are recommended: sow 5–7 weeks before planting out, in spring or fall. Press seed gently into the mix but leave it uncovered, since light helps it germinate, and water from below or mist so soil doesn't wash over it. Move seedlings to cell packs or 3–4" pots 2–4 weeks after sowing, and harden off before planting out. Feverfew is a tender or short-lived perennial in Zones 5–9. Fall planting: for longer stems and earlier flowers, we suggest planting in fall, outdoors or in high tunnels. Young plants overwintered in a high tunnel for spring cutting can give plenty of very tall stems, up to 48". Plant out 3–4 weeks before the first frost. Spring planting: for the best stems and flowers, grow spring-planted feverfew as an annual. Setting plants into high tunnels very early in spring gives long stems and lots of blooms. Row covers also help protect early plantings through cold snaps. Move plants into high tunnels once the inside stays above freezing. To sow in place, plant as soon as the soil can be worked, pressing seed in without covering it, and keep the surface moist until it sprouts. Thin once the first true leaves appear.
LIGHT PREFERENCE:
Full sun. Feverfew is a long-day plant, so it usually starts flowering around the longest days of the year. It will bloom eventually in short days, but on shorter stems.
PLANT HEIGHT:
Grows about 28–36" tall.
PLANT SPACING:
Space plants 8–12" apart.
HARDINESS ZONES:
Zones 5–9. Spring-planted feverfew grows and flowers best when treated as an annual.
HARVEST:
For fresh use, cut when the flower cluster is about three-quarters open; for drying, wait until it's nearly fully open.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS:
Light, fertile, moist soil with good drainage, ideally pH 6.0–7.2.
USES:
A superb fresh or dried cut flower; also good in beds, borders and containers.
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Tanacetum parthenium
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