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Common Tansy
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Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare
In the United States: Invasive · also called bitter buttons, golden buttons
Listed as invasive. Check local regulations — several jurisdictions restrict planting.

Attracts honey bees for pollen from its dense clusters of small yellow button-like flowers. Blooms through midsummer into early fall. Spreads aggressively via seed and rhizomes.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) July–September
Duration~2 months
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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