Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Medicinal Plants Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
Chamomile is one of the most ancient and widely used medicinal herbs, prized for its calming apple-scented flowers. Its daisy-like blooms contain apigenin, a flavonoid that promotes relaxation and aids sleep.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun to partial shade (4-6 hrs)
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Water
Every 2-3 days
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Humidity
Moderate (40-60%)
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Temperature
15-25°C
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Soil
Light, sandy loam with good drainage; pH 5.6-7.5
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Fertilizer
Minimal requirements; light compost tea application once per growing season
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Europe, Western Asia
- 📏 Max height
- 15-60 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 15-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Annual
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic; avoid if allergic to Asteraceae/ragweed family plants
- 🌱 Propagation
- Seed sowing directly after last frost; self-seeds readily in suitable conditions
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic; avoid if allergic to Asteraceae/ragweed family plants
Common issues
- Damping off in seedlings, Powdery mildew, Aphids, Root rot from overwatering
💡 Care tips
- Daisy-like flowers make a calming herbal tea,Harvest flowers when fully open for strongest medicinal properties,Sow seeds directly in early spring as transplanting is difficult,Self-seeds readily so remove spent flowers to control spread
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