When should I plant Tansy?

Sow seed indoors 8–6 weeks before your last spring frost. Move seedlings into the garden from 2 weeks before to 1 weeks after your last spring frost.

How far apart do I plant Tansy?

Space Tansy about 18″ apart. It grows best in full sun.

Good companions for Tansy include Cucumber, Raspberry, Rose.

Tansy is suited to USDA zones 3–9 and takes ~90 days to harvest.

Button-yellow blooms over ferny leaves - an old-fashioned insect-repelling companion and a nutrient accumulator for the compost.

Quick tip

Vigorous and spreading - give it room or a pot. Grown as a companion: its ferny foliage is a reputed ant and beetle repellent. Not for eating.

☀️ Full sun↔ 18″ apartZones 3–9⏳ ~90d

Start indoorsSow seed indoors 8–6 weeks before your last spring frost.
Transplant outMove seedlings into the garden from 2 weeks before to 1 weeks after your last spring frost.

Botanical name

Tanacetum vulgare

Plant near

🌱 A classic insect-repelling companion - its foliage deters ants, squash bugs and beetles near cucurbits, canes and roses.