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Dune Tansy
Tanacetum bipinnatum
  
About Dune Tansy (Tanacetum bipinnatum) 9 Nurseries Carry This Plant Dune Tansy (Tanacetum bipinnatum) is a native perennial herb in the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family that grows in Central and Northern California, primarily in the North Coast and Central Coast regions. It grows from a rhizome. The leaves are lacy and ferny. The inflorescence bears up to 15 flower heads, each about a centimeter wide. Each head contains many yellowish disc florets and many pistillate florets around the edges. The latter may have minute ray florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long which is tipped with a small pappus of toothed scales. It tends to grow at elevations from 0-1,000 feet, primarily in Coastal Strand habitat. It is hairy, glandular, and aromatic, with a camphor-like scent.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
9.6 in tall

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Summer, Fall

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast

Soil Description
Soil Description
Sandy. Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.0

Common uses
Common uses
Groundcovers

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Use in a sandy, north coast garden with Sand Verbena (Abronia latifolia or umbellata), Beach Bur (Artemisia chamissonis), Beach Sagewort (Artemisia pycnocephala), Beach Morning Glory (Calystegia soldanella), Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus), and Coast Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
4, 5*, 8, 9, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19, 20, 21, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Dunes of the north coast

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 19.3" - 67.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.26" - 2.02", Coldest Month: 45.1" - 51.0", Hottest Month: 55.6" - 74.9", Humidity: 0.32" - 22.26", Elevation: -75" - 1019"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Tanacetum camphoratum,Tanacetum douglasii
Common Names: Camphor Tansy


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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