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Partridge Feather

Scientific name: Tanacetum densum
Taxonomy
Family:Asteraceae
Type:Evergreen shrubs
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 9
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:1 ft
Width:1 ft
Bloom:Summer flowers
Bloom Time:June to July
Bloom Color:Yellow
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Partridge Feather is a woody shrub with most interesting gray-white foliage. It is a perfect plant for a rock garden with limited water.

  Morphology:
This perennial has a woody-based, mound-forming habit attaining a height and width of 1’. It bears elliptic gray white leaves which are 2”, consisting of up to 25 segments. The leaves have a wooly, soft texture.

From June through July daisy like yellow flowers, arranged as a flat corymb, appear above the foliage. The flowers are good for cutting and attracting butterflies.

  Adaptation:
Plant in full sun in well drained soil. This species prefers a sandy soil and will do poorly on heavy sites. It is used in the arid portions of the United States as a xeriscape plant. This plant requires very little attention once established. Care should be taken when touching the leaves as they can be a skin irritant.

  Pests:
None reported.
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