Tansy

Tanaceto · Tanaisie

Flower

🧩 Role in the garden

Family: Asteraceae
Height: tall (> 100 cm)
Shape: upright
Roots: medium depth
Sun: full sun
Season: perennial
Grows in: summer or winter beds

Jobs in the bed

Feeds beneficial insectsSmall open flowers feed hoverflies, parasitic wasps and lacewings, which eat aphids and caterpillars.

Rotation

Do not return Asteraceae to the same spot for 3–4 years. Same family:

How these roles work in the Guide →

✿ Benefit

Flowers attract beneficial insects (ladybugs, parasitic wasps)

Invasive & toxic to some livestock — keep contained

✓ Place near

Bed edges
Fruit trees
Roses

✗ Keep apart

None listed.