| Description | A bright yellow to bright gold foliage Tansy. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (tan-a-SEE-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry, in moist rich soils it spreads rapidly |
| Flowers | button shaped, flat topped clusters of golden yellow, 1 inch disc-shaped (discifrom) flowers, blooms in the summer and fall |
| Leaves | finely-cut, fern-like, pinnate, yellow to bright gold, aromatic when crushed, best color in drier sites |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 1-2 feet tall and spread, spread by rhizomes |
| Maintenance | deadhead to control the rapid spread, reseeds in the garden |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Tanacetum 'Isla Gold' originated in the now-defunct Isla Nursery in Cambridgeshire, UK. Introduced in 2001. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this plant in shaded and full sun sites. The full sun helps bring out the deeper gold color. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), Plant Delights web site |
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