Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Annual medicinal, ornamental, woody and fragrant herbs. produces yellow and white basket flowers that can be dried and used for tea. The tea is said to have a cleansing and calming effect. Pick the flowers when they have just bloomed, best on sunny days and put them to dry directly in low heat -too high heat will turn them bitter.

Best grown in light, well cultivated soil, which is free from weeds.

Chamomile is a good companion near beans, peas, lettuce and spinach.

Pre-cultivation: 6-8 weeks before last frost. 

Direct sowing: May-June, after last frost. Water before sowing and keep moist until germination. Press the seeds lightly into the soil and do not cover - they need light to germinate.

Flowering/Harvest: From August

Spacing: 15 cm / 1 plant per GreenStalk pocket

Sow depth, cm: 0.1

Location: Sun or partial shade in cooler climates, partial shade in warm climates

Height, cm: 40

Annual

Number of seeds: 100+