Tanacetum parthenium Lima | Feverfew

Premium Feverfew with brilliant white semi-double blooms, strong branching, and exceptional year-round cut flower production.

Tanacetum parthenium 'Lima' is a high-performing Feverfew variety developed specifically for professional cut flower production. It produces masses of brilliant white, semi-double flowers carried on robust, finely branched stems, creating airy sprays that add texture, volume, and elegance to bouquets and floral arrangements.

Lima is valued for its short production time, reliable year-round greenhouse performance, and consistently high-quality stems. The naturally well-branched plants produce abundant blooms throughout the season, making this variety an outstanding choice for flower farmers, florists, and home cutting gardens.

Its fresh white flowers blend beautifully with almost every flower colour, making Lima one of the most versatile bouquet fillers for wedding floristry, garden-style bouquets, and luxury floral designs.

Plant Details

• Botanical name: Tanacetum parthenium
• Common name: Feverfew
• Variety: Lima
• Plant type: Hardy annual / short-lived perennial
• Flower colour: Brilliant white
• Flower type: Semi-double
• Plant height: 60–80 cm
• Stem length: 60–80 cm
• Days to maturity: 75–90 days
• Growing location: Greenhouse or field
• Sowing period: Year-round under protection
• Light: Full sun
• Vase life: 7–10 days fresh; excellent for drying
• Use: Cut flowers, bouquet filler, dried flowers, cottage gardens, borders, pollinator gardens

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds 8–10 weeks before the last expected frost, or throughout the year for greenhouse production.

Surface sow the pelleted seeds and do not cover, as light is required for germination. Maintain temperatures of 18–21°C (64–70°F).

Seedlings are generally ready for transplanting after 4–5 weeks.

For outdoor production, sow from February to May for flowering later the same season, or sow during August to September to overwinter for blooms the following year.

Growing Tips

Plant in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil.

Lima naturally develops strong, finely branched stems, producing abundant sprays of flowers with excellent uniformity and consistent quality throughout the growing season.

After the first flowering flush, cut plants back to ground level to encourage vigorous regrowth and additional harvests.

In mild climates, plants may overwinter and continue flowering in subsequent seasons.

Harvest

Harvest stems when approximately 75% of the flowers on each spray are fully open for the longest vase life and optimal post-harvest quality.

For dried flowers, harvest when all flowers have completely opened.

Why You'll Love Lima

• Premium florist-quality Feverfew
• Brilliant white semi-double blooms
• Strong, finely branched stems
• Rich, abundant flowering
• Consistently high-quality stems
• Short production time
• Ideal bouquet filler for weddings and natural-style floristry
• Suitable for year-round greenhouse production
• Excellent fresh and dried cut flower
• Easy to grow from seed
• Perfect for flower farms and cutting gardens

Tanacetum parthenium Lima is an outstanding professional Feverfew variety that combines brilliant white flowers, excellent branching, and reliable year-round production. Its airy sprays, premium stem quality, and abundant blooms make it an essential filler flower for florists, flower farmers, and gardeners creating elegant, natural-style bouquets and floral arrangements.