Chrysanthemum Parthenium

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Chrysanthemum Parthenium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Chrysanthemum Parthenium, Pers. (Pyrethrum Parthenium, Smith. Parthenium Matricaria, Gueld.). Feverfew. Fig. 930. Glabrous strong-scented perennial, 1-3 ft., much branched in the taller forms: lvs. ovate or oblong-ovate in outline, pinnatisect or bi-pinnatisect, smooth or lightly pubescent; segms. oblong or elliptic-oblong, pinnatifid or cut, the uppermost more or less confluent.: fl.-heads small, many, stalked, corymbose; disk yellow; rays white, oblong, equaling or exceeding the disk. Eu. to the Caucasus.—Some authors regard this as one widely variable species; others make at least two species, one of them (C. praealtum, Vent.) being the Caucasian form, distinguished by more deeply cut lvs., longer-peduncled heads, and rays longer than the disk rather than equaling it (as in C. Parthenium type).— There are double-fld. and also discoid forms. Var. aureum, Hort. (P. aureum, Hort.), is the Golden Feather commonly used for carpet-bedding. It has yellow foliage, which becomes green later in the season, especially if fls. are allowed to form. It is used for edgings and cover. Var. aureum crispum, Hort., is dwarf, compact, with foliage curled like parsley. Var. selaginoides, and var. laciniatum, Hort., are distinct horticultural forms. Var. glaucum, Hort., has dusty white foliage, and does not bloom until the second year. Intro. by Damman & Co., 1895. All these varieties are prop. by seeds. The feverfew is common about old yards, and is much employed in home gardens as edging. In its undeveloped and prevailing forms, it is one of the "old-fashioned" plants. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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