Matricaria chamomilla
True chamomile
Common names: Field chamomile, Chamomile
Photo: Rob Hille · Public Domain · Source
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Description
The true chamomile is identified by its hollow flower base and distinctive sweet scent, making it the classic herb for a soothing tea. As an annual self‑sowing plant, it returns year after year to your garden on its own.
Care instructions
Sow in March as a light‑scattered seed directly into the bed, pressing the seeds lightly without covering them with soil. It thrives best in sunny, somewhat sparse locations and requires little water. Harvest the flower heads on a dry morning when the white ray florets stand horizontally.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, loamy, well-drained, lean
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Sunflowers release substances into the soil that inhibit potato tuber growth, and they also compete for water and nutrients.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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