Sweet Chamomile Flowers Make A Soothing Apple-Scented Herbal Tea
Sweet Chamomile Flowers Make A Soothing Apple-Scented Herbal Tea
Chamomile, also spelled camomile, is the name given to several flowering herbs in the aster family, Asteraceae. Matricaria recutita, which is synonymous with M. chamomilla and Chamomilla recutita, is known as German, Hungarian or wild chamomile. Anthemis nobilis, which is synonymous with Chamaemelum nobile, may be called Roman, English, sweet or common chamomile.
Chamomiles have a daisy-like flower with white ray flowers (petals) and yellow disc flowers in the center of the bloom. Blooming occurs in early to mid summer. The annual plant grows a couple of feet tall or so …