German Chamomile Plant (Matricaria chamomilla) | Fragrant Herb for Tea & Pollinator Gardens

Description

Bring beauty, fragrance, and timeless herbal tradition to your garden with German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), a beloved annual herb prized for its delicate daisy-like flowers, sweet apple-like fragrance, and centuries of use in herbal teas and herbal gardens.

Grown in a nursery pot and ready to thrive, this charming herb produces an abundance of cheerful white flowers with sunny yellow centers from late spring through summer. Its soft, feathery foliage adds texture and movement to herb gardens, cottage gardens, and pollinator landscapes while filling the air with a pleasant apple-like scent.

German Chamomile is one of the most popular herbs for home gardeners, valued for harvesting fresh or dried flowers to make homemade chamomile tea. Its nectar-rich blooms also attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and other beneficial insects, helping support a healthy, thriving garden ecosystem.

🌼 Why You’ll Love It:

• Delicate white daisy-like flowers with golden-yellow centers
• Traditionally harvested for homemade herbal tea
• Sweet apple-like fragrance
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators
• Easy to grow and beginner-friendly
• Excellent companion plant for vegetable gardens
• Self-seeds readily under favorable conditions
• Perfect for fresh or dried flower harvests
• Adds beauty, fragrance, and biodiversity to your garden

🌿 Ideal For:

• Herb gardens
• Tea gardens
• Cottage gardens
• Pollinator gardens
• Vegetable gardens
• Raised beds
• Container gardening
• Cut flower gardens

Blooming continuously throughout the growing season, German Chamomile provides months of cheerful flowers while supporting beneficial insects. Its airy growth habit pairs beautifully with Lavender, Calendula, Echinacea, Yarrow, Bee Balm, Sage, Thyme, and other herbs and flowering perennials to create a peaceful and productive garden.

📦 What You’ll Receive:

• (1) Healthy German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) Plant
• Grown in a nursery pot
• Carefully packaged for safe delivery

🌞 Growing Tips:

• Prefers full sun but tolerates light afternoon shade
• Thrives in well-drained, moderately fertile soil
• Water regularly while establishing; avoid consistently soggy soil
• Harvest flowers when fully open for the best flavor and fragrance
• Allow some flowers to mature if you’d like plants to self-seed for future seasons
• Mature Size: 18–24 inches tall × 12–18 inches wide
• Hardiness: Annual (readily self-seeds in many gardens; suitable for USDA Zones 2–9)

🌱 A Note from Peaceful Living NH:

Each plant is grown with care to help you create a garden that brings peace, beauty, and restoration to your daily life. We take pride in offering healthy plants that support pollinators and encourage a thriving, sustainable garden ecosystem. Whether you’re growing chamomile for relaxing herbal teas, attracting beneficial insects, or adding timeless beauty to your landscape, German Chamomile is a delightful addition to your garden.