Creeping chamomile: tell me about it.

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Posted by linnea56 z5 IL (My Page) on

Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 12:26

Bought one yesterday. I have a feverfew plant in an upright form, and I really like the white flowers. Thought it would be nice to have it in a creeping form. Then when I got home I realized that I had confounded them in my mind; that chamomile and feverfew are not the same things. The leaves are different and it should have registered with me.

Is it invasive? The location where I want to put it tends to be dry, dappled sun, with shade after 3 pm. Thanks!

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Posted by iris_gal z9 CA (My Page) on
Thu, Oct 31, 13 at 4:24

Hi Linnea, you're the only person I've seen to have this wonderful ground cover. Mine in zone 9 is in full sun, gets watered when I remember, slowly creeps to perhaps double its size in 1 year (it's in slightly improved clay). I love its lush mat. Great color and texture. It does have one period every year when I think it dying - think that's about now. Easy to spade out a piece for transplanting. Stays under 4 inches in height (usually about 2 inches here).

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Posted by nhbabs z4b-5a NH (My Page) on
Fri, Nov 1, 13 at 9:53

There are a couple of plants called chamomile.
Matricaria recutita AKA German Chamomile is an annual.
Chamaemelum nobile AKA Roman Chamomile is a perennial that should be hardy for you. Do you know which you have?

I have the annual one as a weed and it does self-seed around in the lawn and in areas of poorer soil.

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