- How do you sow this perennial?
- Which location turns out to be suitable?
- What should you watch out for with the substrate?
- When do you plant this perennial?
- Which plant neighbors are suitable?
If you don't know it, you might confuse it with chamomile or a miniature daisy - feverfew. With the delicate white-yellow cup-shaped flowers, this perennial not only looks attractive. It also smells pleasant and is considered medicinal. How to plant feverfew!
Feverfew is easy to care for, but places high demands on its location
How do you sow this perennial?
If you don't already have a plant that will self-seed, you can purchase the seeds from a specialist retailer. Sowing is easy. It is best to grow the plant at home. You can tackle this from the end of February and into May.
Thats how it works:
- Fill pots or seed trays with seed compost
- distribute fine seeds (mix with sand beforehand if necessary)
- press seeds
- are light germs, therefore not or hardly cover with soil
- Keep substrate moist
- optimal germination temperature: 15 to 22 °C
- Germination time: 1 to 3 weeks
- Plant out after 5 weeks
Which location turns out to be suitable?
Feverfew, which originated in the Mediterranean region, does not have high demands on the location. Its light requirement is medium high. It prefers to grow in partial shade. It can also do well in the sun if it is not exposed to the blazing and merciless midday sun in summer.
What should you watch out for with the substrate?
The requirements for the substrate are slightly higher. So the feverfew wants a permeable and loose soil. The earth should rather be a little heavier than too light. It may contain lime. A medium to high nutrient content, humus and an environment that is kept slightly moist are also important.
When do you plant this perennial?
If you were lucky enough to find feverfew at a dealer e.g. B. bought on the Internet (young plants are often difficult to get), you can plant it from mid-May to early August. It doesn't require much care later on.
Which plant neighbors are suitable?
Feverfew comes into its own in perennial gardens, cottage gardens and natural gardens as well as alongside other plants. For example, it works well alongside red roses, corn poppies, yarrow, asters and mallows.
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Feverfew can also be cultivated in tubs, pots and balcony boxes (€109.00) without any problems. Here conventional potting soil is sufficient for the perennial.