Chrysanthemum coccineum
Common Pyrethrum, Feverfew, Florist's Pyrethrum, Persian insect flower, Painted Daisy, Garden Pyrethrum, Persian daisy, Persian insect-flower, Persian pellitory, Pyrethum daisy, Pyrethrum
Description
Perennial ornamental herbaceous appreciated for use in flower beds and planters where it adds an accent of colour and elegance with a profusion of daisy-like flowers borne on long stems. Easy to grow, it requires sunny exposures in light, well-draining soils or substrates.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Chrysanthemum
- Species
- Chrysanthemum coccineum
Accepted name: Tanacetum coccineum
Synonyms of Tanacetum coccineum (2)
- Matricaria coccinea
- Pyrethrum coccineum
