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Is this a relative of Baby's Breath?

comments (6) June 29th, 2009 in gallery

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This perennial spreads throughout my garden.  Is it a relative of Baby's Breath?

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Vivagirl5 writes: I totally agreed with cgoodwin and RobinB. These plants are the "Feverfew". They are not "Kalimeris, pinnatifida Hortensis" because if you look at the leaves of this plant you may noticed that it is has daisy-like leaves:

http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=P820

As for "Feverfew", it has a scented-Gerinum-shaped leaves like so:

http://www.smppa.org.uk/Natural_History/Plants/Large/Wild/Feverfew.jpg

If you noticed that as you touch the leaves and it has a strong smelly-nausea smell that is a "Feverfew." I have these in my garden and it is an invase plant that spread quickly throughout into the next year. My word to you is please look closly at the leaves and check if it smells or not.


Posted: 1:38 am on April 16th
RobinB writes: It looks a lot like Feverfew to me, but maybe you could post pictures of the leaves too, that's ususally just as helpful to identifying a plant as the flowers are!!! :) Posted: 5:53 pm on August 17th
cgoodwin writes: The double feverfew is usually Tanacetum parthenium 'Plenum', although there are other double cultivars with other names.... Posted: 10:49 am on July 2nd
BHill writes: Thanks so much for your information. I looked up Matricaria to see other photos and noticed that those flowers are more daisy-like than what I have. However on one site I found my plant! It's a Japanese Aster (Kalimeris, pinnatifida Hortensis). Thanks so much for the direction!! Posted: 12:33 pm on July 1st
Satisfaction writes: I agree with Soapdish. It is Matricaria. Its common name may be Tansy. Posted: 5:46 pm on June 30th
Soapdish writes: It's Matricaria spp. I have it in my garden. It's freely self-seeding annual in zone 4. It's not Gypsophilla (baby's breath). Posted: 11:17 pm on June 29th
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