If you don't know it, you might confuse it with chamomile or a miniature version of daisies - feverfew. With its delicate white-yellow cup flowers, this perennial doesn't just look attractive. It also smells pleasant and is considered medicinal. How to plant feverfew!
How to plant feverfew correctly?
To plant feverfew, sow the seeds in pots or seed trays with sowing soil (February to May), keep the substrate moist and after 5 weeks plant them in a partially shaded location with permeable, slightly moist and nutrient-rich soil.
How do you sow this perennial?
If you don't already have a self-sowing plant, you can buy the seeds (€5.00 on Amazon) 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.
How it works:
- Fill pots or seed trays with sowing soil
- distribute fine seeds (if necessary, mix with sand beforehand)
- Press seeds
- are light germinators, so do not or barely cover them 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 is suitable?
Feverfew, which has its origins in the Mediterranean region, does not have high demands on the location. Its light requirements are medium-high. It prefers to grow in partial shade. It can also cope in the sun if it is not exposed to the blazing and merciless midday sun in summer.
What should you pay attention to with the substrate?
The requirements for the substrate are slightly higher. Feverfew wants permeable and loose soil. The earth should be a little heavier rather than too light. It may contain lime. Also important are a medium to high nutrient content, humus and an environment that is kept slightly moist.
When should you plant this perennial?
If you were lucky enough to get feverfew from a dealer e.g. For example, if you purchased it online (young plants are often difficult to obtain), you can plant it from mid-May to early August. It doesn't require much care later on.
Which plant neighbors are suitable?
Feverfew is attractive both individually in perennial gardens, cottage gardens and natural gardens as well as alongside other plants. For example, it works well next to red roses, poppies, yarrow, cushion asters and mallows.
Tip
Feverfew can also be easily cultivated in buckets, pots and balcony boxes. Conventional potting soil is sufficient for the perennial here.
