Tansy: when to sow, plant and see it flower
Sowing, planting and flowering dates for your climate, with growing advice.
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When to sow and plant in your region
Average dates, computed from the frost dates of each climate. For your exact dates, choose your town.
| Climate | Sow outdoors | Plant out | Flowering |
|---|---|---|---|
| South and east of England | 20 February – 21 June | 20 February – 21 June; 4 September – 3 November | 22 June – 3 October |
| South-west England and Wales | 9 February – 10 June | 9 February – 10 June; 20 September – 19 November | 11 June – 19 October |
| Midlands, northern England and Northern Ireland | 3 March – 2 July | 3 March – 2 July; 1 September – 28 October | 3 July – 2 October |
| Scotland | 13 March – 12 July | 13 March – 12 July; 1 September – 19 October | 13 July – 12 October |
| Ireland | 17 February – 18 June | 17 February – 18 June; 11 September – 10 November | 19 June – 10 October |
Growing
- Life cycle
- Perennial (flowers again every year)
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Latin name
- Tanacetum vulgare
- Cold tolerance
- Hardy (withstands frost)
- Spacing
- 50 cm
Sources
- The Old Farmer's Almanac — Companion planting chart
- RHS — Plant pages (hardiness ratings H1-H7)
- Jardiner Malin — flower and bulb fiches (same species; the lin, bleuet and lavatère pages are seed product pages, and lin is red flax)
- Aujardin.info — plant encyclopedia and bulb planting guides
- Royal Horticultural Society — growing guides (annuals and biennials: sowing in spring, sowing in autumn; sunflower, sweet pea, zinnia, lavatera, foxglove, lupin, hollyhock, delphinium, aquilegia, rudbeckia, achillea, tulip, daffodil, crocus, hyacinth, snowdrop, allium, dahlia, gladioli, lily, bulbs)
- Promesse de Fleurs — advice pages (jacinthe read in full; the others through search-result summaries only, the pages return their navigation shell)