Tansy - Tanacetum vulgare 500+ fresh seeds from Ural mountains

🌱 Tanacetum vulgare — Common Tansy, Field Pock, Pock Wild

Tansy seeds are a perennial herbaceous plant, the type species of the genus tansy of the Asteraceae family. These seeds are known for their key selling points, including their ability to repel insects and improve digestion.

🌿 Botanical Description

Tansy is a perennial plant that grows 50-150 cm high. It has a characteristic camphor smell and a long, woody, creeping, branching rhizome. The stems are numerous, straight, faceted, and branched in the upper part, with alternate, oblong-ovate, twice pinnate leaves. The flowers are small, bisexual, regular, yellow, and tubular, collected in baskets and dense apical corymbose inflorescences.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds 1-2 cm deep in well-draining soil in early spring or fall.
• Germination temperature: 15-20°C, germination time: 1-2 weeks.
• Soil type: fertile, well-draining soil, pH: 6.0-7.0.
• Watering: moderate, fertilization: balanced.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9, frost tolerance: moderate.

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Tansy grows throughout Europe, in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China, Japan, and Korea. It thrives in forest and forest-steppe zones, on roads, fields, borders, in bushes, on edges, in meadow steppes, and birch forests.

✨ Interesting Facts

Tansy has been used in folk medicine for centuries to treat various ailments, including digestive issues and skin problems. It is also known for its ability to repel insects and improve mental clarity. In some cultures, tansy is used as a natural dye and in traditional wedding bouquets.