TANSY SEEDS - 500 TANSY SEEDS

TANSY - Perennial, Tanacetum vulgare

Tansy is a lesser known, yet attractive flower. Native to Europe, these attractive, long lasting flowers are easy to grow. They look great both in the flower garden and in dried flower arrangements. Tansy is heat and drought tolerant, and requires little attention. Originating in Europe where it grows wild, Tansy is a member of the Thistle family.

Many gardeners use Tansy as a companion plant. Tansies are a natural, organic insect repellent. The leaves give off a stinky, strongly pungent odor that the bugs just don't like. Tansy grows 90-120cm. The plant produces clusters of flat, button shaped, yellow leaves in mid-summer. It blooms in summer above thorny leaves.

Tansy has a long history of medicinal, culinary, and other uses. The leaves were once used in flavoring. They were also used to produce medicinal "Oil of Tansy".

Important note: Tansy is poisonous in large quantities.

Tansy is great in the flower bed as borders, edging, or in clumps. They are also good for fresh bouquets and as dried flowers. Dried leaves and flowers are used as a potpourri. The leaves also have use as an insect repellent.

Tansy are grown from seeds in the spring. Sow Tansy seeds directly into your flower garden after all danger of frost.

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