Tansy

Name: Tansy - Kahikatea Farm Certified Organic Nursery and Permaculture Farm
Price: 9.50 NZD
Availability: InStock

Tanacetum vulgare

$9.50

Aromatic perennial herb with yellow button flowers in summer which can be dried for use in floral arrangements. It has a creeping habit and can be invasive but in our Hawke’s Bay clay soil we find it is not so. Height to 90cm. Winter dormant.

9cm pot.

Photos: Kahikatea Farm

Cultivation

Full sun and moist soil is preferred but it will tolerate quite dry soil and partial shade too. If you are worried about the plant running plant it in a container or in a bed with a solid border and dig out any runners.

Uses

Used for centuries as an insect repellent. Used to expel worms in animals, repel fleas etc. Used dried, it will repel moths and ants in stored goods. In Lithuania it is used mixed with Wormwood for preservative purposes (to protect smoked meats from flies blow, other pests, and spoilage) as well as for flavouring. Fresh leaves of tansy can be used in chooks’ nests for ectoparasites or an extract of the leaves sprayed on the chooks. A green dye can be made from the young shoots, a yellow one from the flowers. The plant accumulates potassium from the soil which makes the leaves a useful addition to a compost heap, or leaves can be made into to a liquid fertilizer. We use it in the vegetable garden and food forest for ‘chop and drop’ mulch. Tansy is said to be a good companion plant for roses, berries and fruit trees. Dried tansy is used as a fuel by some beekeepers in a bee smoker.

Medicinal Uses

History / Folklore / Further Info

Shipping Advice

N.B. Shipping costs are added AFTER you have placed your order, you will then be emailed an invoice with bank details.

Smallest box rate:
This can fit up to 9 plants in 9cm pots.

Shipping a single tree can be expensive. We may be able to fit more in the box for the same price! See our shipping rates for single and multi tree boxes.

Combining sizes?
No problem, we will work out the best rate for you once you’ve placed your order.

Medical disclaimer

Jo has a passion for growing herbs but is not a qualified herbalist and has no medical background.

We are lucky to have Patricia Beagle working here at times, who is qualified, and some of her advice does appear on these pages, but herbs act differently for different people and can interact with other medicines. We therefore always recommend that you consult with your own qualified health-care practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing or on any medications.

Kahikatea Farm cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of the plants or a plant not having the effect it is reputed to have.

Certified Organic Plant