Posted by
Permastake (Toronto Ontario Canada - Zone 4b) on Sep 1, 2023 4:00 PM concerning plant:
I also have a love-hate relationship with Tansy. Growing for over 25 years, it now appears in a front garden where it was never planted. Probably on my garden shoes. Tried to cut it out with no luck. Learning to like it.
Posted by
Sharon (Calvert City, KY - Zone 7a) on Nov 19, 2011 12:46 AM concerning plant:
Tansy is an extremely hardy perennial with a strong smelling scent that acts as a natural insect repellant. Historically it was used to keep vermin and pests (lice, flies, fleas) out of homes and storage areas.
It was introduced from Europe and grows in most of the US. It's a nice background plant, growing in clumps about 3 feet high. It has feathery, dark green narrow, lance shaped leaves growing alternately along the stem. At the top of the stem the blooms appear in clusters of small, button-like, yellow flowerheads. They bloom from July to October.
Posted by
lauribob (N Central Wash. - the dry side - Zone 5b) on Jun 8, 2015 2:31 PM concerning plant:
Tansy grows wild all over my property here in Eastern Washington. A little bit more than I would like sometimes, but I've learned to live with it. It's pretty when it's blooming, but I don't care for the smell of it.
Posted by
Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 27, 2014 1:33 PM concerning plant:
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) has value to the garden as a companion plant, reportedly attracting ladybugs, lacewings, parasitic mini-wasps, and tachinid flies, and helping to repel Japanese beetles, striped cucumber beetle, squash bugs, ants, and flies. It has a long history of use as a medicinal herb and as an insect repellant. Unfortunately, Tansy is an aggressive seeder that has become invasive in many areas.
