Can anyone help me to identify this, please?

Discussion in 'Identification Area' started by Nikolaos, Feb 25, 2021.

  1. Nikolaos

    Nikolaos Total Gardener

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2019
    Messages:
    1,714
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Midlands, UK
    Ratings:
    +4,288
    Hi All,

    Unfortunately I only have one photo of this plant that was growing on my allotment as I have given the allotment up now. It looks incredibly familiar but I just can't think what it is! I took the photo just as the flowers were opening. Couldn't be Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew) at the early flowering stage, could it? :scratch::dunno:

    Thanks,

    Nick

    RSCN1276.JPG
     
  2. mazambo

    mazambo Forever Learning

    Joined:
    Sep 11, 2018
    Messages:
    1,508
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Stoke-on-Trent
    Ratings:
    +3,718
    Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) perhaps.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • shiney

      shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

      Joined:
      Jul 3, 2006
      Messages:
      61,004
      Gender:
      Male
      Occupation:
      Retired - Last Century!!!
      Location:
      Herts/Essex border. Zone 8b
      Ratings:
      +117,308
      Don't think it's feverfew (not sure) but even with the multi petalled varieties there is usually a yellow tinge in the centre. Leaves look like it though.
       
      • Like Like x 1
      • Nikolaos

        Nikolaos Total Gardener

        Joined:
        Jun 26, 2019
        Messages:
        1,714
        Gender:
        Male
        Location:
        Midlands, UK
        Ratings:
        +4,288
        Thanks @shiney and @mazambo. :)

        Yes, the foliage looks very similar to Feverfew which is what makes me think that's what it is. But like you I have only ever seen it with a yellow centre! :scratch: You're right about the multi-petalled types, there is still a little touch of yellow there with the ones I've seen, I just wondered if there might be a cultivar that is almost pure white, especially at the early stage of the flower forming! Also, brown stalks on Feverfew? I though they were green! :dunno: Totally confused by this one!

        @Silver surfer Can I have your thoughts on this plant, please? It's been niggling me for months now! :heehee:

        Nick
         
      • mazambo

        mazambo Forever Learning

        Joined:
        Sep 11, 2018
        Messages:
        1,508
        Gender:
        Male
        Location:
        Stoke-on-Trent
        Ratings:
        +3,718
        This on ebay looks similar. 20210226_153105.jpg
         
        • Like Like x 1
        • Silver surfer

          Silver surfer PLANTAHOLIC

          Joined:
          Jul 25, 2010
          Messages:
          2,579
          Occupation:
          Semi retired amateur plantaholic gardener
          Location:
          PERTHSHIRE. SCOTLAND. UK
          Ratings:
          +3,228
          • Like Like x 1
          • Useful Useful x 1
          • NigelJ

            NigelJ Total Gardener

            Joined:
            Jan 31, 2012
            Messages:
            6,042
            Gender:
            Male
            Occupation:
            Mad Scientist
            Location:
            Paignton Devon
            Ratings:
            +20,951
            If it's feverfew it should have that distinctive smell.
             
            • Agree Agree x 3
            • Informative Informative x 1
            • groundbeetle

              groundbeetle Gardener

              Joined:
              Jun 23, 2021
              Messages:
              311
              Gender:
              Female
              Ratings:
              +438
              Photographs of my double and single feverfew flowers. Feverfews are a kind of chrysanthemum, alternatively named chrysanthemum, and your flower has the same kind of leaves, so my guess is some kind of chrysanthemum. I don't know much about chrysanthemums, have never grown them, and I associate them with guys who grow huge ones for flower shows, but there must be a lot of different kinds of them.

              My double feverfew flowers are second generation, from some seeds I grew last year that had a mix of single and double, so my double ones might not have as high a petal count as those that came up last year in the first generation.

              I just found the alternative naming of Feverfew, in the Chiltern Seeds catalogue. Its Latin name is Tanacetum parthenium (syn. Matricaria capensis and Chrysanthemum parthenium)
               

              Attached Files:

              • Like Like x 1
                Last edited: Jun 27, 2021
              • Nikolaos

                Nikolaos Total Gardener

                Joined:
                Jun 26, 2019
                Messages:
                1,714
                Gender:
                Male
                Location:
                Midlands, UK
                Ratings:
                +4,288
                @groundbeetle Thanks, I think it must be a double Feverfew or something very closely related to it, especially considering how similar the petals are! I didn't even realise you could get double feverfews and the high number of petals on the one at my old allotment would indicate one of those! :)

                Nick
                 
              Loading...

              Share This Page

              1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
                By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
                Dismiss Notice