General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Painted Daisy
  • Persian Daisy
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Tanacetum coccineum
  • Synonym: Chrysanthemum coccineum

Photo Gallery
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2022-05-26
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2014-06-07
 6:36 pm. A bright and vibrant, favourite plant, which I had know
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2016-05-27
 2:06 pm. Choked back to two stalks in it's fourth year by Aster
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-07-19
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2015-05-28
 7:03 pm. Third year in new garden, gets swamped by Irises, Aster
Location: My Garden
Location: Maine
Date: 2016-06-12
Location: Maine
Date: Early June
Love these bright little flowers.

Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: Middle TN
Date: May 9, 2018

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Plant Events from our members
Cat On August 22, 2014 Obtained plant
paleohunter On March 8, 2023 Seeds sown
paleohunter On February 26, 2023 Seeds sown
paleohunter On October 9, 2022 Potted up
paleohunter On May 14, 2022 Seeds sown
christine2 On June 3, 2023 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
christine2 On May 27, 2022 Obtained plant
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