| Description | An old fashion garden plant that has escaped into the wild. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Weeds |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry soils, I have seen it growing in pure sand |
| Flowers | button shaped, flat topped clusters of golden yellow, 1 inch disc-shaped (discifrom) flowers, blooms in the summer and fall. |
| Leaves | deeply cut into fine divisions becoming fern-like strongly scented when crushed |
| Stems | rhizoms |
| Dimensions | 1'-3', forms dense patches |
| Misc Facts | European native that contains a toxic oil called tanacetum. Can be used as a scent substitute for sage. This plant has become a common weed along roadsides, waste ground and in most areas. |
| Notes & Reference | #41-Wildflowers of Wisconsin (Stan Teikiela) |
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