Common Tansy

Common Tansy

Common Tansy Tanacetum vulgare is a strongly-scented plant with finely-divided fernlike leaves and flat-topped clusters of deep-yellow flowering heads. Each button-like unit of the flowering head is made up of many tiny yellow flowers and resembles the centre of a daisy without its white rays. Tansy is a weed of roadsides and waste places. Its leaves make a good insect repellent and a yellow dye can be extracted from the flowers. [CH] {GW}