Chamomile

🧩 Role in the garden

Family

Asteraceae

Height

low (< 40 cm)

Shape

compact

Roots

shallow

Sun

full sun

Season

cool season

Grows in

summer or winter beds

Jobs in the bed

• Feeds beneficial insectsSmall open flowers feed hoverflies, parasitic wasps and lacewings, which eat aphids and caterpillars.

Rotation

Do not return Asteraceae to the same spot for 3–4 years. Same family:

• Lettuce
• Marigold (Tagetes)
• Calendula (pot marigold)
• Sunflower
• Cosmos
• Zinnia
• Tansy
• Yarrow

How these roles work in the Guide →

✓ Place near

• ✓ Cabbage
• ✓ Cucumber
• ✓ Broccoli
• ✓ Cauliflower