Not edible
Mildly toxic to dogs, cats and horses if eaten (it makes pyrethrins). The leaves and sap can irritate skin, especially for people allergic to ragweed.
Painted Daisy
Tanacetum coccineum
Plant out around your last spring frost. Space plants 18 in (46 cm) apart.
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
When to plant
Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.
Optimal Transplant
From a plantRecommended from a plant- Plant outaround your last spring frost
- First harvestlate spring to early summer, once established
Optimal Indoor Start
From seedRecommended from seed- Start indoors7 weeks before your last spring frost
- Begin hardening off1 week before your last spring frost
- Plant outaround your last spring frost
- First harvestlate spring to early summer, once established
Optimal Direct Sow
From seed- Sow outdoors1 week before your last spring frost
- First harvestlate spring to early summer, once established
Growing painted daisy
- Spacing in the row
- 18 in (46 cm)
- Between rows
- 24 in (61 cm)
- Planting depth
- Surface sow or barely cover (up to 1/8 inch)
- Sun
- Full Sun to Part Shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy to loamy, average fertility; pH 6.0-7.0
- Germination
- 7-21 days at 60-80°F
- Harvest season
- Late Spring to Early Summer
- Mature height
- 2-3 feet
- Hardy to
- USDA zone 3
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Press seed onto the surface or barely cover; keep at 60-80F. Start 6-8 weeks before the last frost.
Watering. Water deeply when the top 1-2 inches dry. Avoid wet, poorly drained soil, which causes root rot.
Feeding
- Growing
- Balanced fertilizer during the growing season.
- How often
- Once a year, in early spring. Use a light, phosphorus-leaning feed as new growth starts; an optional light second feed after deadheading the first flush can help the rebloom.
- Note
- Deadhead after the first flush to encourage a second bloom.
Your painted daisy, planned to the day.
Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.