Feverfew

Feverfew is a short to medium plant, with pungently aromatic yellowish-green leaves with daisy-like flowers that have white rays that are almost as broad as they are long.

It flowers from June to September and can be seen on waste ground, hedgerows, scrubland, rocky places and waysides.

Feverfew was original brought to Britain by medieval herbalists, who used it for reducing fevers and headaches. It is now a common wildflower.

The word ‘feverfew’ derives from the Latin word febrifugia, which means ‘fever reducer’.

A widespread species over much of Britain, except the north of Scotland.