Chamomile, German 'Zloty Lan'
- Product number: 347500
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Chamomilla recutita, or also Matricaria recutita
Medicinal and tasty tea is made from flower heads dried in the shade. Harvest the flowers by raking them off the stems with a fork; the tea is beneficial for all sorts of ailments. In the wild, annual chamomile grows (often together with poppy) where the soil has been disturbed, e.g., by digging. Sowing rate per ha: 2-3 kg (for direct sowing)
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Latin: Chamomilla recutita, or Matricaria recutita
Dutch: Echte kamille
Also known as: Matricaria recutita
English: Chamomile or Mayweed
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- Flower colour: White flowers with a yellow center
- Origin: Europe
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Chamomilla recutita, or also Matricaria recutita
- Dutch: German chamomile
- Also known as: Matricaria recutita
- English: Chamomile or Mayweed
