Roman Chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial Herb
Height at Maturity: Foliage is 3-4″; 6-12″ in bloom
Width at Maturity: 6-12″+
Spacing: 12″+ for mass planting
Spacing: 12″+ for mass planting
Growth Habit / Form: Spreading
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Flower Color: White with Yellow center
Flower Type: Single, daisy like
Flower Size: Small
Flowering Period: Spring/Summer
Flowering Period: Spring/Summer
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Mint Green
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Berries: No
Sun Needs: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Silt
Soil Drainage: Average
Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.0
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Beneficial Pollinators
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-30F / Zone 4-9), Deer, Disease, Insect
Description
Most folks are familiar with Chamomile for its use in relaxing teas and such, but it is also an excellent plant for use in the landscape. Roman Chamomile, not to be confused with German Chamomile, is a low-growing, mat-forming, easy-to-grow and hardy evergreen perennial herb with lacy, fern-like green foliage that smells like a sour apple Jolly Rancher candy! Gardeners in England use it as a groundcover or to fill the gaps between stepping stones in paths. It also serves as a good soil cover in container gardens. Throughout summer and into fall, bright white daisy-like flowers with golden eyes rise just above the foliage attracting the attention of butterflies and other beneficial pollinators. The fragrant flowers and the leaves can be used in potpourri in combination with other dried flowers.
Though we’re not medical doctors or nutritionists, and would advise doing your own research before ingesting or using any plant on your body, as a medicinal herb, many use Chamomile in teas to aid digestion and act as a gentle sleep inducer. It is also said to be beneficial for treating minor burns such as sunburn, as its oils contain skin-regenerating flavonoids, and anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties that can help one renew and relax.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 3 to 4 inches tall (6 to 12 inches tall in flower) and spreading 6 to12 inches or more, Roman Chamomile is perfect as a groundcover or between stepping stones in pathways. Also excellent as a soil cover in container gardens. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, herb gardens, medicinal plant gardens, cottage gardens, white theme gardens, and butterfly and pollinator gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 12 inches or more apart for mass plantings
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Growing Preferences
Roman Chamomile is very easy to grow in most any most but well drained soil of average fertility. The plant grows in full sun in cool-summer climates but will appreciate filtered sun or shade in the afternoon in hot-summer climates. Chamomile can also be grown indoors using a lightweight, well-drained potting mix. Flowers can be cut back after flowering. That said, some folks who are using it as a groundcover or gap-filler between stepping stones shear or mow the flower stems off as soon as they emerge.
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