Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Western Asia, India
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Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1060
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, meadows
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-3
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.20 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
bipinnate
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Runners, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water, Drought Tolerant, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Flies
Butterflies
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic, bowel syndrome, Sedative, Stomachic
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Herb
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in herbal medicines
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MATRICARIA recutita
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
German Chamomile, Scented Mayweed
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
जर्मन कैमोमाइल
Ranunculus
In German
Echte Kamille
Ranunkel
In French
Matricaria recutita
Ranunculus
In Spanish
Matricaria recutita
ranúnculo
In Greek
γερμανικό χαμομήλι
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Camomila vulgar
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Rumianek pospolity
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Matricaria chamomilla
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Ranunculales
Family
Asteraceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Matricaria
Ranunculus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Anthemideae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
1600
1
27800
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