Scientific Name:
Chamaemelum nobile
Pronunciation:
kam-AY-mel-um no-BIL-ee
Common Name:
Roman chamomile
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves are very fine, less than 3cm wide; flowers sparse, white with yellow disk florets.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Dried flower or fruit, Fragrance, Green roof technology, Herb, Lawn - sports field, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include C. 'Flore Pleno'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Dissected, Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Distinctive smell
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate
Shapes:
Filiform
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Incised
Additional Info:
leaves smell apple like when crushed
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow (flowerheads used in herbal tea)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Cypsela (achene + calyx)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
