I seem to have this same plant other than I live in zone 6. It is in both colors, love the off white and both colors (off white and yell...Read Moreow) spread like wildfire. It flops very easily and am thinking of trimming it up early in the season to make it more stocky.
San Antonio, TX (Zone 9a) | February 2013 | neutral
Painted daisy perennials, Tanacetum coccineum or Pyrethrum roseum, repel many bad bugs and browsing animals that are prone to munching on...Read More plants. Pyrethrum is a natural material made from the painted daisy (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium or Chrysanthemum coccineum). Pyrethrins are the six compounds in pyrethrum that have insecticidal power
Growing painted daisies in the garden can deter pests from surrounding plants. Pests and the painted daisy plant don’t normally exist in the same area, although young plants may occasionally be bothered by aphids or leaf miners A soapy spray or neem oil will get rid of these insects.
I thought this was a foul-smelling daisy! The plant has a decidedly unpleasant odor. It spreads like wildfire - coming up in additional p...Read Morelaces every year.
Plant this in the "bug-away section", with tansy and the like, for bugs dont like it at all. Planted near vegies or flowers, it can disco...Read Moreurage pollination. If I wipe my dogs down with a leaf, the fleas stay away. Boiled leaves make intensely toxic bug spray to be used with extreme caution. Hardy little plant as long as it is given room and lots of sun.
I seem to have this same plant other than I live in zone 6. It is in both colors, love the off white and both colors (off white and yell...Read More
Painted daisy perennials, Tanacetum coccineum or Pyrethrum roseum, repel many bad bugs and browsing animals that are prone to munching on...Read More
I'd been under the assumption that the rosy red painted daisy was Pyrethrum. Does anyone know the botanical name of that one?
I thought this was a foul-smelling daisy! The plant has a decidedly unpleasant odor. It spreads like wildfire - coming up in additional p...Read More
Plant this in the "bug-away section", with tansy and the like, for bugs dont like it at all. Planted near vegies or flowers, it can disco...Read More