Chamomile (German) Seeds | Matricaria recutita
Chamomile (German) Seeds | Matricaria recutita
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Chamomile tea is one of the world’s most popular herbal teas, and it’s estimated that one million cups are consumed every day. As a safe and reliable antispasmodic nervine, chamomile is especially valuable when anxiety and tension produce digestive symptoms. By working on peripheral nerves and muscles, she is able to relax the whole body, allowing the mind and heart to follow. Topically, it’s difficult to find a skin condition that chamomile can’t benefit.
These seeds are German Chamomile Matricaria recutita, which has interchangeable medicinal uses, is a self-sowing annual that grows up to 24” tall and does not spread out like Roman chamomile.
Roman Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile, on the other hand, is a low-growing perennial ground cover that flowers about 12" high. (find Roman chamomile here)
Roman chamomile is a known abortifacient and should no be used during pregnancy, however, German chamomile has an extensive history of safe use during pregnancy and nursing.
Approximately 50 seeds, harvested for 2025.
Grown using only compost, water, & organic fertilizer, our plants are never treated or sprayed with anything at all.
Lifecycle: self-seeding annual, 90 days to harvest
Region: Native to Europe & western Asia
Actions: Nervine, antispasmodic, carminative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, vulnerary, anticatarrhal
Parts used: Flowers
Indications: Anxiety, insomnia, menopausal depression, indigestion, nausea, ulcers, wounds, rashes, eczema, canker sores, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, migraines, neuralgia, flu aches and pains, allergies, colds.
Planting: Prepare soil, mix the very small seeds with a small amount of sand, then scatter the mixture on the soil surface and press in hard. Sow in early spring for flowers by early summer.
Spacing: German chamomile grows happily close together, so there should be no need to thin them when direct sowing.
Location: Chamomile prefers full sun and cool garden soils for germination.
Germination: 1-2 weeks
Our Seeds
The majority of our seeds offered are saved from our small medicinal plant farm right here in the Cascade foothills of Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Our plants are grown only with water, compost, & organic fertilizer. Never sprayed with herbicides, pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or anything else.
There are some seeds that we have not been able to harvest in abundance ourselves yet, so these are provided by a farm here in Oregon that is certified organic by the USDA and Oregon Tilth.
Important
Always check with local authorities (such as your county extension) to see if non-native plants are invasive or noxious in your region.
Noxious plants are illegal to grow and cannot be shipped across state borders. Invasive species should never be intentionally planted, but should be harvested from the wild instead.
They may hold medicinal value but they can destroy native ecosystems and habitats. There are likely less destructive alternatives with similar medicinal value that you can plant.
