Anthemis tinctoria
| Anthemis tinctoria | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 6.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Width: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Medicinal Rating: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Anthemis tinctoria (common name: yellow camomile)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow March/April in a greenhouse[1]. Do not allow the soil to dry out. Light aids germination. The seed usually germinates in 2 weeks at 20°c[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer.
Cuttings of soft wood early summer in a frame. Very easy[K].
Division in spring or autumn[2].
Cultivation: Prefers a well-drained sweet soil and a sunny position[3]. Grows well on chalk[4]. Plants succeed in maritime gardens[5].
Hardy to about -15°c[2]. Another report says that it is hardy to about -25°c[4].
This species has formerly been cultivated as a dye plant[6], the var. 'Kelawayi' is said to be the best form[7].
Plants are apt to over-flower and exhaust themselves. It is best to remove the flowering stems as soon as they stop flowering in order to stimulate the production of basal shoots for the following year[5].
Range: Europe - Mediterranean. A casual in Britain[8].
Habitat: Sunny slopes, rocks, railway tracks and walls, usually on limestone[9].
Medicinal: The whole plant is antispasmodic, diaphoretic, emetic, emmenagogue and vesicant[10]. It is used internally as a tea, which can be made either from the flowers or the whole plant[10]. Applied externally, it is used as a poultice on piles and can also be applied to the bath water[10].The leaves are rubbed onto insect stings[11].
Usage: A distinctive yellow dye is obtained from the flowers[12][8][13][6][9][7][14].
Pollinators: Bees, lepidoptera, flies, beetles, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Wind: Tolerates maritime wind exposure
In Leaf: Evergreen
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan, 1988.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Perennials - The Definitve Reference. Pan Books, 1991.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Buchanan, Rita. A Weavers Garden.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of the Mediterranean. Hogarth Press, 1987.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Foster, Steven and Billy Tatum. Medicinal Plants of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
- ↑ Hylton, Josie and William Holtom. Complete Guide to Herbs. Rodale Press, 1979.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger. Herbs. Pan Books, 1990.