Feverfew Seeds — Matricaria Single Flowered

A Beloved Cottage Garden Classic — Cheerful White Daisy Flowers with a Golden Centre

Matricaria (Feverfew) is one of the most enduring and beloved cottage garden plants — a true classic that has graced gardens for centuries and shows no sign of going out of fashion. Growing to around 60cm tall, it produces a profusion of cheerful single daisy-like flowers with crisp white petals and a bright golden-yellow centre on branching stems above broad, lobed, bright green aromatic foliage. Feverfew is a generous and prolific plant — once established it flowers freely over a long season, self-seeds happily around the garden, and asks for very little in return. It is equally at home in the border, the cutting garden, or a relaxed wildflower-style planting, and its airy stems and classic daisy flowers make it a natural and versatile addition to posies and cottage arrangements. A garden staple that every gardener should grow.

Why Gardeners Love It

• 🌼 Classic single daisy flowers — crisp white petrefrsh, same als surrounding a bright golden-yellow centre; the quintessential cottage garden flower, cheerful and timeless in equal measure
• ✂️ Wonderful cut flower — airy branching stems and long-lasting blooms make feverfew a natural filler and feature flower for cottage posies and arrangements
• 🌿 Prolific and long-flowering — flowers freely over a long season; the more you cut, the more it blooms
• 🌱 Broad, lobed aromatic foliage — attractive bright green leaves with a distinctive aromatic scent; a traditional herbal plant with a long history of use
• 🌿 Self-seeds freely — once established, feverfew will self-seed gently and reliably around the garden, returning year after year with little effort
• 🐝 Loved by pollinators — bees and beneficial insects flock to the flowers throughout the season
• 🌱 Easy to grow — grows to 60cm — vigorous, reliable, and unfussy; well-suited to borders, cutting gardens, and cottage gardens across NZ

Growing Tips for New Zealand

Sow Matricaria in trays in late winter to spring onto moist seed-raising mix; press seeds lightly onto the surface as they need light to germinate. Transplant seedlings to 30cm apart in a sunny to partly shaded position with well-drained soil. Feverfew is a reliable and adaptable performer across most NZ regions and will self-seed freely once established — allow a few plants to set seed each season to ensure a continuing supply. Deadhead or cut regularly to encourage continued flowering. Plants often overwinter in mild NZ climates, returning reliably the following season.

What's in the Packet

Each packet contains 25 seeds of Feverfew (Matricaria), with growing instructions included.