Camomile 2.5gms ~ 16,250 seeds.

Packet contains 1/2g, approx 3500 seeds

There are three distinct varieties:

• This perennial Roman Chamomile:
  for BOTH scented chamomile lawns and home remedy uses including tea making
• The German Chamomile:
  which is used for teas etc. (Please don’t plant as a lawn – it is an Annual plant!)
• “Treneague”:
  not as attractive as the Roman Chamomile, it does not flower and although perennial, dies down in winter.

I have seen a few cases of people using the wrong Camomile and have experience of using both Roman and German. Please consult Culpepper if in doubt!

To Make a Chamomile Lawn or Chamomile Seat:
Camomile lawns are beautiful things and require only the minimum of care: water if required and harvest at regular intervals. However to make a chamomile lawn requires a little patience for the plants to knit together.

Start by sowing seeds in seed trays. Do not cover the seed, just press gently into the compost. The growing season is quite short, seeds will germinate in less than two weeks, if sown in April will be flowering and ready to harvest in June/July.

Plant 30cm (12”) apart in all directions in well drained soil and water well
When plants show new growth – Roll. You will need to hand weed until the plants grow to exclude competitive weeds – the small plants will soon spread and fill in the spaces!
Hand clip your chamomile if you wish to prevent the flower heads forming,
Once established Roman Chamomile will produce side shoots, these will root readily out of doors or place into pots and keep well watered. When grown as a crop Roman Chamomile beds are lifted and re-planted every three years.

Main home remedy uses:
Chamomile tea is an ideal family remedy for restlessness and irritability. It is a mild sedative, good at bedtime, or for children’s travel sickness. Chamomile tea tastes bitter; a spoonful of honey will improve he taste.

Other virtues:
Chamomile is regarded as anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and antifungal.
Some American herb growers use cold chamomile tea as a spray to prevent “damping-off” of seedlings.
An infusion of the flowers can be used as a natural hair rinse for fair hair.

Harvest and Storing:
Pick the flowers when in full bloom: pick on a dry day, early in the morning.
Dry in a suitable position, such as an airing cupboard, where the light is excluded and the temperature is even. Turn and shake regularly. Chamomile should be dry in around 4 days – It will feel crisp and resilient.
Store in a dark airtight jar.

Companion Planting:
Chamomile is useful when planted near to Cabbages and Onions as it wards of the insects that besiege these crops

There are TWO pack sizes of this Roman Chamomile listed – A smaller pack of 75mg (500 seeds) and this large 1/2 gram pack (3,250 seeds) – perfect for making a Chamomile Lawn!