German Chamomile

Stats

Sun	full sun
Water	medium
Grow time	45–90 days
Height	1–3ft
Spacing	6–12in

Light

Full sun	✓
Part shade	✓
Shade	✗

Traits

Life cycle	annual
Category	herb
Growth habit	upright
Season	cool
Frost tolerance	hardy
Height	1–3ft
Spacing	6–12in
Days to maturity	45–90
Days to bloom	under 45
Native us	✗

Growing

Water	medium
Drainage	well drained
Soil ph min	5.5
Soil ph max	7.5
Propagation
Seed	✓
Cutting	✗
Division	✗
Graft	✗
Tuber bulb crown	✗
Transplant	✗
Container ok	✓
Pollination	self fertile
Pollinator friendly	✓
Toxic parts
Leaves	✗
Seeds	✗
Raw	✗
Spread	self seeds
Deer resistant	✓
Drought tolerant	✓
Toxic to
People	✗
Pets	—
Livestock	—

Post harvest

Wash before storing	✗
Ripens off plant	✗
Curing days	none
Shelf life	over 3mo
Storage methods
Room temp	✓
Cool dark	✓
Fridge	✗
Freeze	✓
Can	✗
Dry	✓
Ferment pickle	✗
Blanch before freezing	✗

Bloom

Length	6–12wk
Colors
White	✓
Yellow	✓
Orange	✗
Red	✗
Pink	✗
Purple	✗
Blue	✗
Green	✗
Fragrant	✓
Reblooms	✓
Deadhead	✗
Cut flower	✗
Dried flower	✗

Invasive

Status	none
Regions
Northeast	✗
Southeast	✗
Midwest	✗
Plains	✗
Southwest	✗
Mountain west	✗
Pacific northwest	✗
California	✗
Hawaii	✗
State noxious	✗
Escapes cultivation	✗

Pollinators

Visitors
Honey bees	✓
Native bees	✓
Bumblebees	✓
Butterflies	✓
Moths	✓
Hummingbirds	✗
Beneficial insects	✓
Nectar	medium
Pollen	medium
Larval host	✗
Specialist bees	✗
Seed for birds	✓