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© Ernie Marx
tansyleaf tansyaster
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 6.0 in.; to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Container Friendly, Long Blooming, Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Lifespan
- Duration
- Annual, Biennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Nutrient Poor, Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Primarily sold as seed. Could be used in a container garden.