(Matricaria chamomilla ‘Common German')
Common German Chamomile is an annual herb that is native to Europe and Western Asia but can be commonly found growing in cornfields, pastures, and along road ways and railroads throughout the Midwest, northeastern, southwest, and west coast of the United States. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 24-30” and features smooth, branching stems, aromatic 3” feathery foliage, and flower heads that have 10-20 white petals with yellow disk centers. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, hoverflies, and predatory wasps, is rabbit safe, is used to make dye, shampoo, a plant tonic, and perfume, tolerates frost, is both edible and medicinal, and self sows!
(Chamaemelum nobile ‘Roman')
Roman Chamomile is a mat spreading evergreen perennial herb that is native to western Europe and Northern Africa but can be commonly found growing in pastures and along road ways mainly in the Midwest, but also in parts of the southern, northeastern, and western United States. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 6-9” and features 6” decumbent stems, finely cut, feathery green leaves and small, apple scented, daisy-like white flowers with yellow centers. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, hoverflies, and predatory wasps, is rabbit safe, is used to make dye, shampoo, a plant tonic, and perfume, tolerates frost, is both edible and medicinal, and self sows!