Chamaemelum nobile 'Flore Pleno'
Double flowered chamomile
- Height × spread
- 0.15m × 0.45m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This pretty variety of chamomile has fine, ferny aromatic foliage in rich green. The flowers are miniature white pompoms. It's a strong and upstanding plant that suits small areas, but it does need close management and is not a low maintenance option for a lawn. You could try using chamomile on sloping ground that one can lean back on, or, for romantic effect, on small, elegant, perhaps brick edged areas of lawn.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, herbal-balm
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.15m
- 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.