Tanacetum balsamita

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width:	⇔	18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		6 to 10
Flower features:	❀	white

Scientific Names

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Tanacetum balsamita is a perennial temperate herb known as Costmary, Alecost or Balsam herb.

It has been grown for many centuries for its pleasant, slightly medicinal or balsamic smell. It was used in medieval times as a place marker in bibles. It is referred to by Culpeper and others as the 'Balsam Herb'. [1] Leaves of the plant have been found to contain a range of essential oils.

Cultivation

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