Tansy
By Sanmcgill
Tansy (Tanacetum) - An elegant variety of the common Tansy. T. vulgare, and much dwarfer in stature than it, is the var. crispum. Its emerald green leaves are smaller, and have a crisped appearance.
Tansy health benefits (Crysanthemum balsamita - Fam. Compositae)
Popular names: Bitter Buttons, Cow Bitter, Mugwort, or Golden Buttons.
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare L.
Family: Asteraceae, Aster or Composite
Genus: Tanacetum ...
Tansy
Related Category: Plants
(tn´z), perennial herb (Tanacetum vulgare) of the family Asteraceae ( family), native to Europe but naturalized in North America.
Tansy leaf Aster, Tahoka Daisy
Scientific Name: Machaeranthera tanacetifolia (Kunth) Nees
Synonym: Machaeranthera coronopifolia, Machaeranthera parthenium, Aster tanacetifolius
Family: Asteraceae ...
Tanacetum vulgare (Compositeae) - Also called "bitter buttons", tansy was imported from Europe, where it was formerly used in cooking and folk medicine. Modern herbals discourage its use because it contains thujone, which can be fatal.
Tansy, Golden Buttons, Fern-Leaved Tansy
Tansy, Alecost, Feverfew -- the traditional names for these herbs conjure up a medieval cottage garden.
Tansy is a flowering herb with finely divided compound leaves and yellow, buttonlike flowers. It has a stout, somewhat reddish, erect stem, usually smooth, 50-150 cm tall, and branching near the top.
Tansy are grown from seeds in the spring. Directly seed them into your flower garden after all danger of frost. Sow seeds early in the season and cover lightly with 1/4" of fine garden or potting soil. Water thoroughly once.
Lake Huron tansy is a threatened plant of the coastal dunes, occurring on the northern shores of Lakes Michigan and Huron and the Lake Superior shoreline.
PREVENTION: The risk of toxicosis is low with tansy, however if a pet begins to chew this plant, consider keeping the pet and plant separated (especially if the pet is confined in the plant's vicinity).
Tansy
Deters flying insects, Japanese beetles, striped cucumber beetle, squash bugs and ants.
Thyme ...
Tansy (Perennial) Culinary. Rub leaves on meat and poultry for a Rosemary-like flavor. Flowers can be used to make a yellow die, and the plant repels insects.
Tansy Mustard, Pinnate Tansymustard, Mustard,Tansy
Species:
Descurainia pinnata ...
Tansy came from Europe to North America probably with early settlers, long enough ago that it now behaves as a native plant here, growing along roadsides and fences throughout New England, west to Minnesota, and south to Missouri.
Tansy's active ingredients of camphor, borneol, & thujone give it its horrible taste & its capacity to ward off insects. New tender leaves are even so sometimes added to salads, with the warning that over use is harmful.
tree seaside tansy Asteraceae Borrichia arborescens (L.) DC. symbol: BOAR2
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Dieteria canescens. (Tansy Aster)
Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
Foothills, montane, subalpine. Disturbed areas, openings. Summer, fall.
Near Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, August 28, 2005.
common tansy Tanacetum vulgare
common toadflax; butter-and-eggs; yellow toadflax, wild snap-dragon Linaria vulgaris
common velvet grass Holcus lanatus
common vetch Vicia sativa
common wheat Triticum aestivum ...
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Tall Bog Sedge, Tall Fescue, Tall Melilot, Tall Rocket, Tansy, Tape-grass, Tasteless Stonecrop, Tasteless Water-pepper, Tawny Sedge, Tea-leaved Willow, Teasel, Teesdale Sandwort, Teesdale Violet, Thale Cress, Thin-spiked Wood Sedge, Thistle Broomrape, ...
The Chamomile tribe includes the most aromatic members of the Aster family, such as sagebrush, yarrow, tansy, and of course, chamomile. As a kid I encountered many different species of sage (Artemisia). There are 19 species just in Montana.
Closely allied to the Tansy is another old English herb - Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita, Linn.).
For repelling insects on skin: Mix 1 teaspoon each of essential oils of pennyroyal, citronella, eucalyptus, rosemary, and tansy. Shake oils in 1 cup of vegetable or olive oil. Store away from light in a sealed container.
Common Tansy rarely flowers, but spreads rapidly throughout the garden via its underground root system if not frequently checked. The variety crispum has leaves that are more finely dissected and is not quite as aggressive as the species form.
Consider leaf shape and colour when positioning herbs, some not commonly used in food like rue and tansy are worth growing for their decorative leaves.
Marigold, catnip, and tansy seem to deter beetles as well, because of their strong fragrance. Handpicking adults is another option. Insecticides that are labelled to control Colorado Potato Beetle can be used. Follow the label to a tee.
conical shape
dense, compact evergreen foliage
scale-like leaves
tansy-like odor emitted from crushed foliage
branchlets held in horizontal planes
small woody cone
often with multiple trunks ...
Other plants (mostly strong herbs) have also been suggested as effective: rosemary, thyme and tansy for example.
Persicaria virginiana Tovara
Phalaris arundinaceae var. picta Ribbon Grass
Phyllostachys species Japanese Bamboo
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Polygonum species Knotweed
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy
Vernonia species Ironweed ...
(Squill)
Setcreasea sp. (Mexican Wandering Jew)
Stachys sp. and hybrids (Betony)
Stipa sp. (Needle Grass)
Tanacetum vulgaris (Tansy)
Thalictrum sp. (Meadow Rue)
Thelypteris sp. (Fern)
Yucca sp. (Soapwort) ...
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Tape grass (Vallisneria gigantea, Vallisneria spiralis)
Tarragon (Artemisia dranunculus sativa)
Tatarian honeysuckle, Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera xylosteoides, Lonicera japonica) ...
 See also: May, Green, Marigold, Health, Pepper
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