Chamomile – Matricaria chamomilla

Plant family: Asteraceae

Plant origin: Europe.

Fruit description: The aromatic flower heads are dried in the oven and used to make tea which is soothing. The dried flowers can also be used in pot pourri to scent the home.

Flowers: The flowers are small daisies, with a double circle of white petals and a yellow centre. Each grows on a single stem. They are produced from late Spring and through Summer.

Growing conditions: Chamomile is a small annual herb, about 50 cm tall with branched stems and tiny leaves. . Grow your chamomile in rich fertile sandy soil, in a sunny position. Growing it in rows will increase the yield of flowers. It can be grown in a pot, as a pretty cottage plant, with useful properties and to scent the area around it.

Uses: The aromatic flower heads are dried in the oven and used to make tea which is soothing. The dried flowers can also be used in pot pourri to scent the home.

Medicinal uses: The tea soothes the stomach and the steam can be inhaled to ease bronchial congestion. The flowers can also be used in an anti-inflammatory compresses.

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time Harvest time is when the flowers are produced, in late Spring and all Summer.

Plant relatives This is a different plant from Chamaemelum nobile, also known as lawn chamomile which has aromatic foliage and grows as a low groundcover.

Special features:

Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size: 100mm

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 100mm