Chamaemelum nobile
Chamomile, Sweet chamomile, Roman chamomile, Russian chamomile
Also known as Anthemis nobilis
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.45m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This low growing perennial has feathery aromatic foliage and pretty little white daisy flower heads with yellow eyes. The foliage and flowers have a herbal aroma. It's the basic plant for a chamomile lawn. But it doesn't prevent weeds growing so you might be safer with a neat bank or even a circle round the sundial. It can be used to make a tea, or as an aromatherapy oil and you can even use it to lighten the hair. It was once a strewing herb and also used as a flavouring for beer and sherry. Even now, the Spanish wine Manzanilla is flavoured with chamomile.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, herbal-balm
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.45m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Scented garden, Herb garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Summer · Planting
Trim the plant
Trim the plant once it has finished flowering to keep it looking tidy.
Planting & general
Planting
Deadhead blooms during flowering season
Remove flowers as they turn brown and fade. Snip the stem just below the bloom. This will keep the plant tidy and encourage more flowers.
The removal of spent flowers encourages the plant to produce fresh ones, rather than spend its energy on the development of seeds.