feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

The birth flower for May 27

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    Location: Copilot
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    Location: Ashikaga Flower Park
  • feverfew
    Location: Ashikaga Flower Park
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  • Flower name
    feverfew
  • Scientific name
    Tanacetum parthenium
  • Aliasナツシロギク, イヌカミツレ, フィーバーヒュー, Feverfew, Matricaria
  • Place of originwestern Eurasia
  • Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July

What is feverfew

Birth flowers for May 27

The birth flower for May 27 is Matricaria
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry), Copilot(Illustration), Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken.
A drop of flowers and poetry, one each day. From Kagiken's Flower Guide, we deliver words that bloom softly in your heart.


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, Illustrate by Copilot,Photo: Mizuho; an example where the illustration fails to capture the flower's distinctive features.
Note: The Japanese text in the illustration has the same meaning as Aqua's water droplet poem.
Aqua is a water spirit.

When you're such a serious person, things can get tough sometimes, right?
When that happens, why not try making a cute friend like Shizuku(water drop) in your heart? ☺



💧Matricaria's Droplet Poem: “On Days When Your Heart Is Restless”


by Aqua

On days when your heart is restless,
think of the white flowers of the matricaria.
The friend within your heart
will gently help you find your breath.


Matricaria


Feverfew or matricaria (scientific name: Tanacetum parthenium) is native to western Eurasia and is an evergreen perennial in the family Asteraceae.
In the Balkans and the Caucasus, where they originate, they grow naturally on sunny terrain, such as rocky slopes and roadsides. The stalk branches a lot at the top, and from early summer to summer, a lot of small head flowers bloom on the tip of the stem. Flower color is white, yellow, white and yellow compound flowers. There are different flower varieties such as single-flowering, double-flowering, pom-pom flowering, and anemone flowering called "feverfew;" Previously, it was a remnant of the name "German chamomile (scientific name: Matricaria recutita)" and was in the same "Matricaria" genus.

Common name: Matricaria,
scientific name: Tanacetum parthenium,
Also: feverfew, dog chamomile, feverfew,
Plant height: 15-30 cm (dwarf species)-100 cm (high sex species),
Leaf shape: pinnate compound, phyllophyte: alternate,
Corolla shape: head flower, flower color: white / yellow, flower diameter: 1-2 cm, flowering period: May-July, Use: potted.

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  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Tanacetum
  • Species
    T. parthenium
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Corymbose inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Tongue-shaped
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeevergreen perennial
  • Flower colorsYellow White Other
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height15.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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