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German Chamomile

German Chamomile

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  • 10-12 weeks mature
  • Certified Organic
  • recommended
  • Ships as a 4" plant

Growth Timeline

  • Growing Season: Most herbs and flowers have a peak growing season that starts in Spring and extends through Fall. Some herbs, such as parsley and cilantro, continue to thrive outside of these seasons. Most herbs can survive year-round. However, they will be dormant during the mild winter months.
  • First Harvest: Herbs grow slower and can take 1-2 months to get to a harvesting stage. Take frequent cuttings once reaching this point for the longevity of the plant.
  • Final Harvest: Herbs will last easily through a season. Many varieties are perennials and will become dormant in the winter before popping back into action in the spring.

Growing Zone

German Chamomile grows best in zones , but may do well outside that range as well.

Most Herbs prefer warmer temperatures and will be dormant or grow very slowly in the winter. There are different edible floral varieties that grow throughout the seasons. Be aware of the extreme temperature ranges in your region:

COLD CLIMATES

  • If you live in a location where the temperatures dip below freezing, then you will want to wait to grow herbs until night temperatures are in the 50's consistently.
  • On the occasional dips into the 40's or 30's, you can cover your seedlings with a sheet overnight.

WARM CLIMATES:

  • Herbs do just fine in the heat!

To find out what extreme temperatures your location experiences, check out the USDA zone for your region.

More Herb & Floral Tips

Watering: Herbs don't need as much water as lettuce and leafy greens. In fact, most varieties like to dry out in between watering.

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About this plant

German Chamomile arrives as a live 4-inch plant of Matricaria chamomilla, already carrying the fine, feathery foliage the species is loved for. By midsummer the branching stems hold dozens of small white daisies with raised golden centers, light enough to sway in the smallest breeze.

Certified organic and easy to place, it belongs at the front of a sunny herb bed, along a path edge, or in a wide container you brush past coming and going. Give it full sun and free-draining soil, and let the top of the pot dry between waterings. Pick the open flowerheads through summer for tea; leave a few to ripen and it will sow itself into next season.

Fun fact: the name traces back to the Greek khamaimelon, ground apple, for the scent of the flowers. Warm an afternoon's worth of blooms in your palm and the apple note is unmistakable.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Drought Tolerance: Moderate
  • Mature Size: 1'–2' tall × 6"-12" wide
  • Lifespan: Annual

A cheerful, hardworking annual for the kitchen garden, and it arrives healthy or we replace it free.

We take great care to ensure our seedlings are healthy and well-established before they’re shipped. We pre-germinate the organic seeds and grow herbs up to 10-12 weeks before shipping them as young plants. Seedlings typically arrive within 1-4 days. For more information, see our shipping policy.