Tanacetum niveum Jackpot
Hardy Herbaceous Perennial
- Flowers: Mid to late Summer
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 7, 8, 9
- Height: 36 inches
- Germination: Experience Useful
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Flowers in first year
- Ideal for: Border
Description
Very seldom do you find one single plant which has over 1,000 open blooms at any one time.
This truly stunning border plant makes a record breaking feature with fine, feathery foliage and many 3cm (1in) Chrysanthemum- like white flowers with a yellow centre.
From an early sowing, during the first year the plant will grow to approx.
46cm (19in) high, covered in flowers and in the second year will grow to 1 meter high and 1 metre in diameter! Flowers mid to late Summer.
Height 1 metre x 1 metre (3ftx3ft)
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | February to late June. |
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Sow on the surface of a good free draining seed compost.
Make sure that the compost is moist but not wet and seal inside a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 10-30 days at 15-18C (60-65F).
Don't exclude light which is beneficial to germination.
Growing Instructions
Transplant when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots.
Later plant out 45-90cm (18-36in) apart in ordinary well drained soil and full sun.
Aftercare Instructions
They are very easy to grow being tolerant of a wide range of conditions except very heavy wet soils.
